Manihot esculenta
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Manihot
- Species
- Manihot esculenta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1766
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Manihot esculenta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
74 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2
- Janipha aipiName author: (Pohl) J.Presl
- Janipha manihotName author: (L.) Kunth
- Jatropha aipiName author: (Pohl) Göpp.
- Jatropha diffusaName author: (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha digitiformisName author: (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha dulcisName author: [J.F.Gmel.]
- Jatropha flabellifoliaName author: (Pohl) Steud.
- Jatropha glaucaName author: A.Rich.
- Jatropha janiphaName author: Lour.
- Jatropha lobata var. richardianaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha loureiroiName author: Steud.
- Jatropha manihotName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Jatropha mitisName author: Sessé & Moc.
- Jatropha mitisName author: Rottb.
- Jatropha paniculataName author: Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax
- Jatropha silvestrisName author: Vell.
- Jatropha stipulataName author: Vell.
- Mandioca aipiName author: Pohl ex Link
- Mandioca dulcisName author: Parodi
- Mandioca utilissimaName author: Pohl ex Link
- Manihot aipiName author: Pohl
- Manihot aipi var. lanceolataName author: Pohl
- Manihot aipi var. latifoliaName author: Pohl
- Manihot aipi var. lutescensName author: Pohl
- Manihot aypiName author: Spruce
- Manihot cannabinaName author: Sweet
- Manihot cassavaName author: O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
- Manihot diffusaName author: Pohl
- Manihot digitiformisName author: Pohl
- Manihot dulcisName author: (J.F.Gmel.) Baill.
- Manihot dulcisName author: (J.F.Gmel.) Pax
- Manihot dulcis var. aipiName author: (Pohl) Pax
- Manihot dulcis var. diffusaName author: (Pohl) Pax
- Manihot dulcis var. flabellifoliaName author: (Pohl) Pax
- Manihot eduleName author: A.Rich.
- Manihot edulisName author: A.Rich.
- Manihot esculenta subsp. alboerectaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta subsp. diffusaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta subsp. flabellifoliaName author: (Pohl) Cif.
- Manihot esculenta subsp. grandifoliaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. argenteaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. coalescensName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. communisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. debilisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. digitifoliaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. domingensisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. fertilisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. flavicaulisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. fuscescensName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. grandifoliaName author: Cif.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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