''Coleus maculosus'' subsp. ''edulis'',

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''Plectranthus edulis'', the Ethiopian potato, known as ''wolayta dinich'' or ''oromo dinich'' in

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

, is a species of

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plant in the family

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. Indigenous to

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, it is grown for its edible tubers, which are cooked before they are eaten.Zemede Asfaw
"Conservation and use of traditional vegetables in Ethiopia"
, ''Proceedings of the IPGRI International Workshop on Genetic Resources of Traditional Vegetables in Africa'' (Nairobi, 29–31 August 1995)

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maculosus edulis Flora of Ethiopia Root vegetables Crops originating from Ethiopia Ethiopian cuisine {{Lamiaceae-stub

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