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Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.
Species of Manihot are monoecious [6] trees, shrubs and a few herbs that are native to the Americas, from Arizona in the United States south to Argentina and Uruguay. [4] The best known member of this genus is the widely cultivated cassava ( Manihot esculenta ).
Manihot esculenta. In the past, the St. Vincent arrowroot industry played an important role in the economy of the island, contributing close to 50% of the country's foreign export earnings, and was the principal source of employment and income of the rural people from the 1930s to the 1960s. [6] Canna indica
Tapioca starch. Tapioca (/ ˌ t æ p i ˈ oʊ k ə /; Portuguese: [tapiˈɔkɐ]) is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, [1] but which has now spread throughout parts of the World such as West Africa and Southeast Asia.
Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii, also known as Manihot glaziovii, the tree cassava or Ceara rubber tree, is a species of deciduous flowering plant in the ...
Manihot; Manihoteae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 2 genera. [1] See also. Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae;
Manihot walkerae is a perennial herb or small shrub [5] that reaches a height of up to 0.5 metres (1.6 feet). [6] The entire plant has an odor resembling hydrogen cyanide . Roots are carrot-shaped and tuberous , while stems are prostrate or ascending-erect.
Abelmoschus manihot (aibika) furnishes cordage like jute, and Abelmoschus moschatus (abelmosk) is grown for musk seeds (musk ambrette, a musk substitute, which can cause phytophotodermatitis [citation needed]). [6]