Apodanthera mandonii, known as ckoto-ckoto, is grown for its edible tuber.León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 . El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.Macbride, J. F. 1937. Cucurbitaceae, Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(6/2): 321–383. It is native to the Andes, ranging from Ecuador (Chimborazo Province) to Peru and Bolivia.
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