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Manihot esculenta Crantz
tapioca
Symbol: MAES
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
MAES Manihot esculenta Crantz
 

JAMA3

Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth
 

JAMA4

Jatropha manihot L.
 

MAAI

Manihot aipi Pohl
 

MADU3

Manihot dulcis (J. F. Gmelin) Pax
 

MAMA18

Manihot manihot (L.) Cockerell
 

MAME9

Manihot melanobasis Muell. Arg.
 

MAUT

Manihot utilissima Pohl
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State Distributional Map for MAES
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Plant Distribution by State

Manihot esculenta Crantz

MAES

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

View 56 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 11 species in Manihot

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Classification:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Euphorbiales –
                         Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
                            Genus Manihot P. Mill. – manihot
                               Species Manihot esculenta Crantz – tapioca

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Introduced Information:
Manihot esculenta Crantz
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Manihot esculenta Crantz

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503688.

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