Apodanthera mandonii

Apodanthera mandonii, known as ckoto-ckoto, is grown for its edible tuber.^[3][4] It is native to the Andes, ranging from Ecuador (Chimborazo Province) to Peru and Bolivia.^[1]

Apodanthera mandonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Apodanthera
Species:	A. mandonii
Binomial name
Apodanthera mandonii Cogn. (1876)
Synonyms[1]
Apodanthera herrerae Harms (1933)[2] Apodanthera mandonii var. canescens Cogn. (1876) Apodanthera mandonii var. dissecta Cogn. (1876) Apodanthera moqueguana Mart.Crov. (1956)