Grown habit: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Manihot esculenta Crantz
= Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth
= Jatropha manihot L.
= Manihot aipi Pohl
= Manihot dulcis (J.F. Gmel.) Pax
= Manihot manihot (L.) Cockerell
= Manihot melanobasis Müll. Arg.
Manihot utilissima
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Manihot utilissima
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, HI, MS, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Manihot utilissima Pohl
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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