Manihot esculenta
Also known as: Janipha aipi (Pohl) J.Presl +14 more
- Janipha aipi (Pohl) J.Presl
- Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth
- Jatropha aipi (Pohl) A.Moller
- Jatropha aipi (Pohl) Göpp.
- Jatropha diffusa (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha digitiformis (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha dulcis J.F.Gmel.
- Jatropha lobata var. richardiana Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha loureirii (Pohl) Steud., 1840
- Jatropha loureiroi (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha mitis Rottb.
- Jatropha mitis Sessé & Moc.
- Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax
- Jatropha silvestris Vell.
- Jatropha stipulata Vell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous shrub or tree.
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Manihot esculenta is a tuberous plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Found natively in South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, The, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Italy, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nauru, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Panama, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre