Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Aka: manioc or yuca
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Annual/Perennial

Cassava Root
Cassava Flour
Tapioca Pearls

AKA: boba

Made from Cassava starch

Harvested Cassava Roots
Cassava

» Cassava is common in these Cuisines

 Jamaica
 Vietnam

» Cassava is common in these Cuisines

 Jamaica
 Vietnam


The Euphorbiaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: euphorbias, the spurge family

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Malpighiales