Shakarkand / Tapioca
Manihot esculenta
Also known as Cassava
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Manihot esculenta
- Genus
- Manihot
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Brazil
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Shakarkand
Tapioca (Manihot esculenta) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Brazil, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of the world. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Shakarkand belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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