Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a perennial herb of Solanaceae and the fourth largest food crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn. Potatoes, also known as eggs, potatoes, potatoes and so on. , is a tuber of Solanaceae. Together with wheat, rice, corn and sorghum, it has become the five major crops in the world.

"Potato" is named because it looks like a bell. This title was first seen in "Songxi County Records Food Goods" during the reign of Kangxi. Potatoes are called in northeast and Hebei of China, yam eggs in north China, potato or potato in northwest and Hubei, potato or potato in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, potato in Guangdong, potato in eastern Guangdong, potato in eastern Fujian and potato in northwest Hubei.