Cassava

Cassava
Leaves of the cassava plant
A manioc tuber
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Manihot
Species:	M. esculenta
Binomial name
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Synonyms
Janipha aipi (Pohl) J.Presl Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth Jatropha aipi (Pohl) Göpp. Jatropha diffusa (Pohl) Steud. Jatropha digitiformis (Pohl) Steud. Jatropha dulcis J.F.Gmel. Jatropha flabellifolia (Pohl) Steud. Jatropha loureiroi (Pohl) Steud. Jatropha manihot L. Jatropha mitis Rottb. Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax Jatropha silvestris Vell. Jatropha stipulata Vell. Mandioca aipi (Pohl) Link Mandioca dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) D.Parodi Mandioca utilissima (Pohl) Link Manihot aipi Pohl Manihot aypi Spruce Manihot cannabina Sweet Manihot diffusa Pohl Manihot digitiformis Pohl Manihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) Baill. Manihot edule A.Rich. Manihot edulis A.Rich. Manihot flabellifolia Pohl Manihot flexuosa Pax & K.Hoffm. Manihot loureiroi Pohl Manihot melanobasis Müll. Arg. Manihot sprucei Pax Manihot utilissima Pohl

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