Manihot esculenta Pohl.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Manihot esculenta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Manihot esculenta Crantz
  • Common name : Tapioca, Cassava
  • Vernacular name : Sakkarkand (Hin.); Mare genasu (Kan.); Maravallikizhangu, Aezhilaikkizhangu (Tam.); Karra pendalamu (Tel.); Similikonda, Rosokando jado (Ori.); Daarukandah (San.)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : February-December
  • Native : South America
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible tuber.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in most parts of the world.
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Manihot esculenta. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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