Ubhatata

Ubhatata (Ipomoea batatas) yisitshalo esihlukanisiwe esivela emndenini we-bindweed noma we-morning glory, i-Convolvulaceae. Izimpande zayo ezinkulu, ezinesitashi, ezinambitheka kamnandi zisetshenziswa njengemifino yezimpande. Amahlumela amancane namaqabunga kubuye kudliwe njengohlaza. Abalimi bakabhatata badalelwe ukukhiqiza ubhatata onemibala eyahlukene. Ubhatata uhlobene kakhulu nobhatata owejwyelekile (i-Solanum tuberosum), womabili ngokohlelo lwe-Solanales. Nakuba ubhatata uvamiswe ngokubizwa ngama-"yam" ezingxenyeni zase- North America, le mindeni iqhelelene kakhulu nama-yam angempela, angama-monocots ohlwini lwama-Dioscoreales.