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.
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- Manihot esculenta var. hispaniolensisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. jamaicensisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. luteolaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. mutabilisName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. nodosaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. pohliiName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. ramosissimaName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. rufescensName author: Cif.
- Manihot esculenta var. spruceiName author: Lanj.
- Manihot esculenta var. zimmermanniiName author: Cif.
- Manihot flabellifoliaName author: Pohl
- Manihot flexuosaName author: Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Manihot guyanensisName author: Klotzsch ex Pax
- Manihot loureiroiName author: Pohl
- Manihot manihotName author: (L.) H.Karst.
- Manihot melanobasisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Manihot palmata var. aipiName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Manihot palmata var. diffusaName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Manihot palmata var. digitiformisName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Manihot palmata var. flabellifoliaName author: (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
- Manihot spruceiName author: Pax
- Manihot utilissimaName author: Pohl
- Manihot utilissima var. castellanaName author: Pohl
- Manihot utilissima var. sutingaName author: Pohl
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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