*Manihot esculenta Crantz. Common name: Manioc, Tapioca. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Other Comments: The root starch of this species, rich in carbohydrates, is a staple of some tropical diets; elsewhere it is used as the primary component of tapioca pudding.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl2, FNA12, K4, WH3, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), (basionym); = Jatropha manihot L. — S; = Manihot manihot (L.) Cockerell — S13; > Manihot esculenta Crantz ssp. esculenta
Links to other floras: = Manihot esculenta - FNA12
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