About Tapioca
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. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root. Cassava is predominantly consumed in boiled form, but substantial quantities are processed to extract cassava starch, called tapioca, which is used for food, animal feed, and industrial purposes.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Manihot esculenta
- Genus
- Manihot
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Brazil
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- शकरकंद Shakarkand, kappa
- Bengali
- শিমুল আলু
- Tamil
- Maravallikkilanku, Allvalli kizhangu, மரவள்ளி
- Telugu
- Karrapendalamu, కర్ర పెండలం
- Kannada
- ಕಣಗಲ Kanagala, ಮರಗೆಣಸು mara genasu, ಬಱಗಾಲದಗೆಡ್ಡೆ baragaalada gedde
- Malayalam
- Kollikkilannu, Maraccini, Marakkilannu
- Marathi
- prochugaali chine, pavde-pharin
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Tapioca belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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