Viyahapannatti 7.3.347

7.3.347

"Now, Venerable Sir, potato, radish, ginger, hirilī, sirilī, sissirilī, kiṭṭhikā, kṣīrikā, kṣīravidālikā, black bulb, vajra-bulb, sūraṇa bulb, khelūḍa, bhadramustā, piṇḍaharidrā, lohī, nīhū, thīhū, thībhagā, aśvakarṇī, siṃhakarṇī, siuṇḍhī, musaṇḍhī, and whatever others of such kind—are all of these [inhabited by] infinite souls, of diverse beings?"
"Yes, Gautama, potato, radish, and so on up to [they are inhabited by] infinite souls, of diverse beings."