The digital Flora of MadagascarPlant species: Manihot esculenta |
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| Startpage Flora of Madagascar |
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Selection on family name | Description plantspecies |
| Scientific name | Manihot esculenta |
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| Family | Euphorbiaceae | |||||
| Malagasy name | ||||||
| English name | Cassava, Tapioca | |||||
| Other languages | Ge: Maniok Ne: Maniok Sp: Yuca Po: Mandioca |
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| Use by people | The starch rich corm is eaten by 500 million people | |||||
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Distributed over all tropical regions and naturalized in Madagascar | April 2012 South of Ihosy |
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 email : Fred Triep
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