Table 1.

Morphologic Diversity of Maca Phenotypes - Percentage distribution of Maca hypocotyls originated in Junin (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon)

Colour of Hypocotyls (English and local Spanish terms used)	% Ref # 1	% Ref # 2	% Ref #3	Presence only (Ref #4)
Yellow - Amarillo	47.8	39	48	X
Red-White - Rojo-Blanco	16.5
Purple-White - Morado-Blanco	9.0
White-Red - Blanco-Rojo	6.3
Grey - Plomo	5.4	2		X
Black - Negro	4.2	3	16
Yellow-Red - Rojo-Amarillo	3.7
Light (White) - Blanco	2.2
Purple-White - Blanco-Morado	1.6
Yellow-red - Amarillo-Rojo	1.3
Grey-Light - Plomo-Claro	0.8
Purple-Grey - Morado-Plomo	0.7
Yellow-Light Grey - Amarillo-Plomo-Claro	0.5
Purple - Morado		29	6	X
Yellow-Purple - Amarillo-Morado		13
White-Purple - Blanco-Morado		12
Red - Rojo			3
Higos				X
White		2
Rosado cin Moradoen la Corona				X
Blanco con Lila				X
Lila con Blanco Jaspedo				X
Blanco Plomizo Humo				X
Blanco con Guindo an la Corona				X
Peco de Pito				X
Other colours			27

Ref #1: derived from 758 collections originating in Junin and Pasco District - Tello et al. (21) cited by L. Obregon, (17); Ref #2: derived from collections originating in Junin District - cited by C.F. Quiros & R.A. Cardenas (20); Ref #3: derived from 3 batches originating in Junin District - cited in previous study by Meissner et al. (6-9); Ref #4: derived from a commercial collection of Maca available for marketing (La Soberana, Lima, Peru); No percentage values given. Positions marked with “X” indicate presence of the particular colour according to the commercial terminology adopted by the Company.