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Manihot esculenta

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Identification
Manihot esculenta Crantz [family EUPHORBIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Manihot esculenta
Common name
  • njōngā (N’diaye-Correard fide Pasch) (SENEGAL, GANJA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • jeshi (Dumestre fide Pasch) jheshi (Herault) (IVORY COAST, KRU-AIZI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bananku (Prost fide Pasch) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bamã-nku (Delafosse fide Pasch) bãntam-ñanãmbo (JB) pelôfé (Correira fide Pasch) (SENEGAL, MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • yāmbàliŋg (FB; Heydorn fide Pasch) (GUINEA, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banta nhanhambô (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • beí (Becker-Donner fide Pasch) bōi (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dozeε̉teī a magic name (Seidel fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, KPELLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banking a red var. (JMD) kambo-hando a white var. (JMD) (TOGO, BASSARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mbεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bankye (auctt.) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bataŋga (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA (Tonko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ALADYÃ), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • quiíla (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbeli (FRI; Lowe) agbeli kani (FRI) fεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (GHANA, ADANGME-KROBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agba (Visser) (IVORY COAST, ‘ANDO’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbeli (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bátanga (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • (Guinea-Bissau) bántara (JDES) cape (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • zanbenyu-re (Lässig fide Pasch) (TOGO, KUSAL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banki (Dolphyne fide Pasch) bédé (B&D) kóturuwaáánka (Koelle fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbél (Herault, Mlanhoro fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, TAGWANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • tapioca; cassava; cassada (U.S.A.)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • būū (Gregoire fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • akamboasínó (Westermann fide Pasch) (TOGO, TOBOTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banduku (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • pu-langei from Mende, in allusion to an ‘European’ origin; a bitter var. (FCD) yεkε-a-potho a bitter var. (FCD) yεkε-lε (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bandeku (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, GRUSI-LYELA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • baha (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • manã (FB; Castelhain fide Pasch) (GUINEA, KPELLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banake (FCD) banake kowulen a sweet, red-stemmed c.var. (Glanville) bundo-borobo a sweet c. var. (Glanville) kawonko = fingers, in allusion to the slender roots: a sweet var. (Glanville) sa banake from sa: snake; a sweet red-stemmed var. said to be efficacious when taken raw in snakebite (Glanville) tankaso (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantára (Tersis fide Pasch; FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • õmεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, GWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bànagu (Derive fide Pasch) bànã̀kũ̀ (Derive fide Pasch) bẽde (Kastenholz fide Pasch) gbéndé (Derive fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gebisokle a white var. (Thomann fide Pasch) gebye a poisonous var. (Thomann fide Pasch) sokole a red var. (Thomann fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, NEYO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mbaumhae a white var. (JMD) (TOGO, KABRE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • nyambe (Hopkinson fide JMD) (THE GAMBIA, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbede (Koelle fide Pasch)agberi (Koelle fide Pasch) felīe (Delafosse fide Pasch) (DAHOMEY, GBE-FON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bwananku (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, SAMO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ε-kanda a bitter var. (JMD) ε-rσgbσ (NWT) samouya very sweet, even raw; most palatable = Mende: mayugbe (Glanville) a-yokâ (pl. ε-yokâ from Caribbean ‘yuca’ (aucct.) a-yoka abi a c.var. (NWT; Glanville) a-yoka-afera a white c.var. (Glanville) a-yoka-a-kono a heavy-yielding c. var. with rounded lobes to its leaves, = Mende: fande tange (Glanville) a-yoka-a-ronketh bitter and poisonous raw, causing giddiness, but good for ‘fufu’ = Mende: kande (Glanville) a-yoka-a-yim a brown c.var. (Glanville) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • diõko (JB) dõko (JB) é sana (auctt.) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kupintaŋ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA (Safroko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bankye (auctt.) bankyi (Brew fide Pasch) (GHANA, FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kono-lange a c.var. (Fisher) taŋga (FCD; JMD) taŋka (FCD) yokaa (Dalby fide Pasch) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbende (Delafosse fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, SENUFO-DYIMINI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbèi (Funke fide Pasch) (TOGO, AVATIME), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • jangbwanguyuya (JMD) (GHANA, MOBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bónfe (Koelle fide Pasch) (TOGO, TEM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banaŋgu (FCD) batere c.var. with white stem and root (Glanville) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agba (Delafosse fide Pasch) bundrè (Delafosse fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ANYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kam bon yulè (Froelich) (TOGO, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • baa (Donneux fide Pasch) be (Koelle fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • batánka (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sσ-míngí = tree yam (Le Bris & Prost) (UPPER VOLTA, BOBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gulu manankui (FB) mánaku (Koelle fide Pasch) ui manankui (FB) (GUINEA, LOMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbana (Westermann fide Pasch) dogbono (Westermann fide Pasch) rogo from Hausa (Westermann fide Pasch) (TOGO, GURMA-KASELE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bébé (Ivanoff fide K&B) mbèdè (A&AA) bεndε (Dumestre fide Pasch) bindè (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • angá ra (CG fide Pasch) banaku (CG fide Pasch) vòso from Bambara: woso, sweet potato (CG) (MALI, DOGON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dõko (K&A) dsónko (Koelle fide Pasch) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bεdε (FRI) (GHANA, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • manioc; mandioc; cassave., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bébé (Ivanoff fide K&B) mbédé (JMD; Dumestre fide Pasch) bédé bro c.var. (Hédin fide JMD) bédé mango c.var. (Hédin fide JMD) bédé nana c.var. (Hédin fide JMD) bédé putu c.var. (Hédin fide JMD) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • doo (Delafosse fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, NAFANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • yek (Dalby fide Pasch) yeke (Koelle fide Pasch) yoca (Dalby fide Pasch) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bananku (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, SONINKE-PANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kukulajo (JMD) (GHANA, MAMPRULI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • etuco (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANKANYA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agba (Dolphyne fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ANYI-AFEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ākobētē (Seidel fide Pasch) (TOGO, YORUBA-IFE (TOGO)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpaherung (Prost fide Pasch nyungńsa (Koelle fide Pasch) nyūtísa (Koelle fide Pasch) (GHANA, GRUSI-BUILE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • yoka (FCD; Dalby fide Pasch) yoka fore (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbanko (Blass) (GHANA, SISAALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantara (FG&G) u-nkwav u-kan = yam of the kapok (Ceiba or Bombax) (FG&G) (GUINEA, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ayoka (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, BAGA (Kalum)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bandárá (Tersis fide Pasch; FG&G) σ-ŋáб σ-rín = yam of the Ceiba tree (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpengbayo (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, KIRMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banaku (A&AA) gbendé (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • tandioro (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, LANDOMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • abanyī (Seidel fide Pasch) (GHANA, LOWILI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • adya-bōdyé (Seidel fide Pasch) i-gbèi (pl. à-) Kropp) (GHANA, AKPAFU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bataŋga (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ndsurui (Koelle fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, BANDI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bankye (JMD) kambonjule a white var. (Gaisser) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kasada (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • panyuma (Prost fide Pasch) tǎngùbo (Surugue) (UPPER VOLTA, GURMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • (Gũ) akasa (Delafosse fide Pasch) faliña from (DAHOMEY, FON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mana-n-ku (Monteil fide Pasch) (MALI, SONINKE-BOZO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dumbai (JMD) gbasa (Heydorn) nyσrσ (Hair fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, VAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bai, bei (Har.) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banki (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, BISA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • o-bâdara (K&A) o-bãndara (JB) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dsṑ̀kāi (Koelle fide Pasch) kondárabīna (Koelle fide Pasch) yōkài from Caribbean ‘yuca’ (auctt.) (GUINEA, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbasa (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, VAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gímu-zú-dí (Wolf fide Pasch) yumu zúdo (Seidel fide Pasch) (TOGO, KEBU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bananku (auctt.) bandugu (auctt. fide Pasch) bâniku (auctt. fide Pasch) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbada (FCD) gbára (FCD; Koelle fide Pasch) kégbàla (Westermann fide Pasch) (SIERRA LEONE, GOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ’ yoka (JB) (SENEGAL, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bántàra (Koelle fide Pasch) (MALI, SONINKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bãntara (JB; FB) kapé (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bōe (Koelle fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Volta) leggal roogo the plant (K&T) roogo the root (K&T) (UPPER VOLTA, FULA-FULFULDE (Upper), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banankungo (Cheron fide Pasch) (MALI, SENUFO-BAMANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ābezí (Seidel fide Pasch) (GHANA, LIKPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbēdí (Seidel fide Pasch) (GHANA, GUANG-NKONYA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bãntara (JB) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbedì (Heine fide Pasch) (TOGO, NYANGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbedi (Delafosse fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, TAFILE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bapintaŋ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA (Warawara)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bu (K&B; B&D) gbukwé (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • akombanul (JMD) (GHANA, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • (Pecí) agbedidze-nkani (FRI) agbediloto kutumpa (FRI) agbedi-xe (FRI) agbelidze (FRI) agbeliloto (FRI) bede kofi (FRI) gbedi (FRI) gbeli (FRI) mampon-gbelî c.vars. (FRI) (GHANA, VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sógūlo (Koelle fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ‘KRU’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mondeogo (Koelle fide Pasch) mondeoko (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIDYOGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bankye (E&A) (GHANA, AKAN-AKYEM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bondoronde a white var. (JMD) (TOGO, NAWDM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • vεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, AVIKAM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbedi (Westermann fide Pasch) bànchè (Rytz) bank’e (Westermann fide Pasch) dùá (Rytz) (GHANA, GUANG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • boo (pl. bòòjā) (Marchese) gōnyi (Pageaud) (IVORY COAST, BETE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • dion-a (FB) mciila (Wilson fide Pasch tiila (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • be tange bitter and poisonous raw, but good for fufu (Glanville) bele (Fisher) fande tange = cotton-leaved cassava, a heavy yielding var. (Glanville) kanda, kandei bitter and poisonous raw causing giddiness, but good for ‘fufu’ (auctt.) kono tange (-i) (auctt.) mayugbe very sweet, even raw; most palatable (Glanville; Fisher) mende tange (-i) (Glanville) nguwo tange (-i) (auctt.) pu tange (-i) (Glanville; Fisher) shenge bitter and poisonous raw, but good for ‘fufu’ (Glanville; Fisher) sowin a.var. (Fisher) tanga, tangeì (or lange, -i) (auctt.) tanga gbame (-i) a sweet c.var. (Fisher) tanga gboli a sweet, brown c.var. (Glanville) tanga gowe (-i) a white c.var. (Fisher) tanga leli a black c.var. (Glanville) tanga mende (Fisher) tanga wai (t. wawai) a bitter var. (FCD) tise a. var. (Glanville; FCD) yo bonge very sweet, valued for its ‘fufu’ (Glanville) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bu (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, KRU-GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kemand (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA-BISSAU, PEPEL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mbosi (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ADYUKRU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agba (Dolphyne fide Pasch) bankye (Dolphyne fide Pasch; E&A) (IVORY COAST, BRONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantsí- with varietal names suffixed (KD) bi (FRI) duadé (FRI; KD) duadé atomo (FRI) duadé bulu = foolish cassava; because it is slow in maturing (FRI) duadé pamplo (FRI) gã-duade (FRI) kakãbã (FRI) klaba (FRI) nkãni (FRI) ntibli (FRI) obroni bediawuo = if the whiteman eats it, he dies; from Twi (FRI) odonti (FRI) odzoŋkoli (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kondek-habi-na (FCD) kunda khabi-fore a black var., slightly bitter (Glanville) kundakhabi-fikai a white var., sweet, watery, not keeping well (Glanville) kundakhabi-na (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, YALUNKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • àgbèlì (Kropp) (GHANA, AVATIME), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • lwiío (Koelle fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, DE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • tanga (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sodo (Innes fide Pasch) soṑ̀lo (Koelle fide Pasch) (LIBERIA, GREBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Gambia) nyambe (Hopkinson fide JMD) (THE GAMBIA, FULA-PULAAR (The), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agba (auctt.) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantāde (Labouret fide Pasch) bantara (CHOP; Labouret fide Pasch) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbörr (Knops fide Pasch) fu (Delafosse fide Pasch) (MALI, SENUFO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • iεge (FCD) iεke (FCD) yeg (Dalby fide Pasch) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Kim)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banani uku (JMD; JB) bani uku (JB) maninku (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantara (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, YALUNKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbelì (Kumah fide Pasch) bōki (Koelle fide Pasch) (TOGO, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bankye lit.: it came not long ago (auctt.) bedie kofie (FRI) (GHANA, ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bεdε (Dolphyne fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpánkà (Prost) kpánkkà (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, SAMO (Sembla)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kab (JB; K&A) mbuloh (JB) mbuloh gôr bitter varieties (JB) nâbi (K&A) ñambi (JB) puloh (JB) puloq (K&A) putok (pl. mutok) (Koelle fide Pasch) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gniambi misapplied; this is properly, the wild yam, Dioscorea (A.Chev.; FB) nâbi (K&A) ñàmbi (Diop. Fal fide Pasch) pullóóx (Diop. Fal fide Pasch) puloh (AST; JB) puloq (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bantámyambi (Koelle fide Pasch) (GUINEA, BADYARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • odya-bodyé (Seidel fide Pasch) (GHANA, SANTROKOFI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • yambai-ma purleŋ a bitter var. (FCD) yambalẽ (FCD; JMD) yambalẽ-fulalẽ the roots (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • solo (Thoiré fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, GREBO (Plapo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ku (Delafosse fide Pasch) ‘ (SENEGAL, SONINKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bananku (JB) (SENEGAL, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ba limba (Glanville) babudo a heavy yielding var. (Glanville) ko fufe a white var. (Glanville) ko pintan (JMD) ku pintan ko (Clarke fide Pasch) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banta nyambo a c.var name after ban-tang: Ceiba (Hopkinson fide JMD) banta nyambo koyo a white var. (JMD) banta-nyambo fingo a black var. (JMD) bentang nyambo (Hopkinson fide JMD) mandioka a Haitian name, and applied to a soft-fleshed variety good for fufu (auctt.) nyambo (Hopkinson fide JMD) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bεdε (Dumestre fide Pasch) (IVORY COAST, ‘EOTILE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbedi from Gbe-Vhe, (Höftmann fide Pasch) -bàncì (pl. l-) (Kropp) a-bandzi (Höftmann fide Pasch) obántye (Seidel fide Pasch) lч́dzutu (Höftmann fide Pasch) (GHANA, LEFANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • banan gu (FB) banan ku (CHOP; FB) bananku gué a sweet form (CHOP) bara bananku a bitter form (CHOP) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kālofi (Koelle fide Pasch) tuk (Trifkovic fide Pasch) (SENEGAL, MANKANYA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kungola a red var. (JMD) (TOGO, TEM (Tschaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • Leone) bantara (FCD; JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, FULA-PULAAR (Sierra), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • agbélī (Seidel fide Pasch) (TOGO, KPOSO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • análô (Krass; & fide Pasch) band (Krass; & fide Pasch) (TOGO, ANYI-ANUFO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • gbende (Prost fide Pasch) (UPPER VOLTA, SENUFO-TUSIA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for MANIHOT esculenta Crantz. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter (Euphorbia, Monadenium), M. G. Gilbert (Acalypha, Andrachne, Antidesma, Bridelia, Caperonia, Cephalocroton, Chrozophora, Clutia, Dalechampia, Flueggea, Givotia, Manihot, Meineckia, Micrococca, Oldfieldia, Phyllanthus, Ricinus, Suregada, Tragia), and M. Thulin (Croton, Drypetes, Erythrococca, Excoecaria, Jatropha, Spirostachys and Thecacoris) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
MANIHOT esculenta Crantz. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1766);
MANIHOT utilissima Pohl [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1827). [type as above]
Information
Little-branched woody herb up to 5 m high; roots large, fusiform, starchy. Leaves 3–5(–7)-lobed, often not peltate, lobes oblanceolate, 6–14(–17) x 1–6 cm, tip acuminate, entire. Raceme branched, 8–11 cm long. Male flower: pedicel 5 mm long, decurved; calyx cylindric-conic in bud, tube 6 mm long, lobes 6 x 4 mm, greenish orange and crimson, sometimes dark-veined. Female flower: pedicel 7 mm extending to 25 mm; sepals 10 x 5 mm; styles and stigmas looking like bunch of grapes. Capsule ellipsoidal to subglobose, 15–17 x 15 mm, rugulose, 6-winged, wings undulate-subcrenate. Seeds ± 5-sided, 11 x 5.5 x 3.5 mm, pale grey, sometimes mottled; caruncle 3 mm wide.
Range
Grown at least in central and southern Somalia native of eastern tropical South America, now widely cultivated for the edible roots which form a staple food in many tropical areas.
Distribution
SOMALIA Scassellati & Mazzocchi 72.
Notes
Cassava (Eng.); moxoggo (Som.).

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