Manihot esculenta, cassava - magic-plants ethnobotany

Manihot esculenta, cassava

Botanical names: Manihot esculenta, Janipha manihot, Jatropha dulcis, Jatropha manihot, Jatropha silvestris, Mandioca dulcis, Mandioca utilissima, Manihot cassava, Manihot dulcis, Manihot edulis, Manihot utilissima		Euphorbiaceae
Common names English: cassava, Brazilian arrowroot, manioc, yuca Spanish: yuca, aipim, mandioca, tapioca, guacamota, casabe, casava French: manioc German: Maniok, Cassave-Strauch
Active constituents: starch, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C

Manihot esculenta, cassava

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

Mandioca utilissima, manioc