PLANTS Profile for Manihot esculenta (cassava)

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Manihot esculenta Crantz
cassava

Symbol:

MAES

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I


Common Names:
	tapioca
	bitter cassava
	manioc
	yuca

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Philippines. Usage Requirements.

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Manihot esculenta Crantz

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Synonyms:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

	JAMA3	Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth
	JAMA4	Jatropha manihot L.
	MAAI	Manihot aipi Pohl
	MADU3	Manihot dulcis (J.F. Gmel.) Pax
	MAMA18	Manihot manihot (L.) Cockerell
	MAME9	Manihot melanobasis Müll. Arg.
	MAUT	Manihot utilissima Pohl

Distribution:
Manihot esculenta Crantz


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USA (AL, FL, HI, MS, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 11 species in Manihot

Classification:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Manihot Mill. – cassava
Species	Manihot esculenta Crantz – cassava

Introduced Information:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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