Maca is native to the high Andes area of Peru and Bolivia.
Maca is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl, which is eaten as a root vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Lepidium meyenii
English
Maca
Dutch
Maca
Spanish
Maca
French
Maca
German
Maca
Maca-Pflanze
Italian
Maca
Taxonomy
Genus
Lepidium
Family
Brassicaceae
Order
Brassicales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Root vegetables
Medicinal plants
Aphrodisiacs
Food crops
Subtropical crops