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It is the name given in Ecuador to an Andean tuber grown by the Incas and almost unknown. Its scientific name is Mirabilis expansa and belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae. It is also called miso, pegapega in Ecuador and in Peru is called in addition to chago, arricon, cassava inca, cushipy chaco. In Bolivia it is called mauka. It grows to heights above 2500 meters. It looks like the arracacha.