Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes.

6 天之前 · cassava, (Manihot esculenta), tuberous edible plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) from the American tropics. It is cultivated throughout the tropical world for its tuberous roots, from which cassava flour, breads, tapioca, a laundry starch, and an alcoholic beverage are derived. Cassava probably was first cultivated by the Maya in Yucatán.

2023年4月19日 · Although both sweet and bitter varieties of cassava are available, sweet cassava is more common in the United States, where it’s often referred to as yuca, manioc, or Brazilian arrowroot. The...

The genus name comes from the Brazilian name, manioc. The species name means edible or good to eat. Cassava grows best under full sun or partial shade, in moist, fertile, sandy well-drained soil. It is evergreen in USDA zones 10 to 12.

2022年10月18日 · What are some of the notable health benefits of cassava? Manihot esculenta, often known as cassava, manioc, or yuca, is a woody shrub that is indigenous to South America and belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family of spurges. A root vegetable, cassava. It is the shrub known as Manihot esculenta, the Latin name for the cassava plant.

Manioc—also called cassava and yuca—is among the world’s most important crops, originating in South America in the early Holocene. Domestication for its starchy roots involved a near-total shift from sexual to clonal propagation, and almost all manioc worldwide is …

Manioc (or Cassava, or Yuca, especially in Latin America) is a shrub. It belongs to the Spurge family of plants and it grows in tropical climates. It is cultivated for its edible root. The manioc must be cooked properly to detoxify it before it is eaten as it contains cyanide, and can be used in dumplings, soups, stews and gravies.

Cassava, also known as yuca or manioc, is a starchy root vegetable native to South America. With its neutral flavor, cassava is a versatile ingredient that can be transformed into a wide range of delicious dishes.

2019年1月20日 · Cassava (Manihot esculenta), also known as manioc, tapioca, yuca, and mandioca, is a domesticated species of tuber, a root crop originally domesticated perhaps as long ago as 8,000–10,000 years ago, in southern Brazil and eastern Bolivia along the southwestern border of the Amazon basin.

2022年8月9日 · Cassava has brown, fibrous skin and a snowy white interior flesh, and is about 2 inches wide and 8 inches long. Other names for cassava are yuca, manioc, mandioca, casabe, and tapioca. While sometimes mistakenly spelled yucca, the yucca is a …