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The generic name Manihot and the common name "manioc" both derive from the Guarani (Tupi) name mandioca or manioca for the plant. [2] [3] The specific name esculenta is Latin for 'edible'. [2] The common name "cassava" is a 16th century word from the French or Portuguese cassave, in turn from Taíno caçabi. [4]
Scientific name Common name Family FIA Code (US) Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer argutum: deep-veined maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer floridanum: Florida maple; southern sugar maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer barbinerve: bearded maple Aceraceae ...
Yellow cassava is a new, yellow-fleshed breed of one of the most popular root crops in the tropics. Regular cassava is a staple crop in tropical countries which 300 million people rely upon for at least 10% of their daily caloric intake, in 15 African countries [1] "In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cassava is estimated to provide more than 1000 kcal/day to over 40 million people". [1]
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 South America.
The plant is introduced largely in the world, but now it is classified as one of the highly invasive plant of the world. [4] This species is useful in cassava breeding because it is a wild relative. [5] Several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are known to be usable or in use for introgression into cultivated cassava. [5]
Aspidopterys cordata (Malpighiaceae). The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants.The order is very diverse, with well-known members including willows, violets, aspens and poplars, poinsettia, corpse flower, coca plant, cassava, flaxseed, castor bean, Saint John's wort, passionfruit, mangosteen, and manchineel tree.
The name may come from aru-aru (meal of meals) in the language of the Caribbean Arawak people, for whom the plant was a staple. [citation needed] It has also been suggested that the name comes from arrowroot's use in treating poison-arrow wounds, as it draws out the poison when applied to the site of the injury. [3]
Garri flour Cooked garri on a plate in Cameroon Whole cassava tubers Peeled cassava pieces. In West Africa, garri (also known as gari, galli, or gali) // ⓘ is the flour of the fresh starchy cassava root. In the Hausa language, garri can also refer to the flour of guinea corn, maize, rice, yam, plantain and millet.