Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusManihot
Scientific name with authorshipManihot esculenta Crantz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Janipha aipi (Pohl) J.PreslJanipha manihot (L.) KunthJatropha aipi (Pohl) A.MollerJatropha aipi (Pohl) Göpp.Jatropha diffusa (Pohl) Steud.Jatropha digitiformis (Pohl) Steud.Jatropha dulcis J.F.Gmel.Jatropha flabellifolia (Pohl) Steud.Jatropha glauca A.Rich.Jatropha janipha Lour.Jatropha lobata var. richardiana Müll.Arg.Jatropha loureirii (Pohl) Steud., 1840Jatropha loureiroi (Pohl) Steud.Jatropha manihot L.Jatropha mitis Rottb.Jatropha mitis Sessé & Moc.Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav.Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex PaxJatropha silvestris Vell.Jatropha stipulata Vell.Mandioca aipi (Pohl) LinkMandioca dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) D.ParodiMandioca utilissima (Pohl) LinkManihot aipi PohlManihot aipi subsp. lanceolata PohlManihot aipi subsp. latifolia PohlManihot aipi subsp. lutescens PohlManihot aipi var. lanceolata PohlManihot aipi var. latifolia PohlManihot aipi var. lutescens PohlManihot aypi SpruceManihot cannabina SweetManihot cassava Cook & CollinsManihot diffusa PohlManihot digitiformis PohlManihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) Baill.Manihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) PaxManihot dulcis subsp. aipi (Pohl) PaxManihot dulcis subsp. diffusa (Pohl) PaxManihot dulcis subsp. flabellifolia (Pohl) PaxManihot dulcis var. aipi (Pohl) PaxManihot dulcis var. diffusa (Pohl) PaxManihot dulcis var. flabellifolia (Pohl) PaxManihot edule A.Rich.Manihot edulis A.Rich.Manihot esculenta subsp. alboerecta Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. argentea Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. coalescens Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. communis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. debilis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. diffusa Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. digitifolia Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. domingensis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. fertilis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. flabellifolia (Pohl) Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. flavicaulis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. fuscescens Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. grandifolia Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. hispaniolensis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. jamaicensis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. luteola Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. mutabilis Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. nodosa Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. pohlii Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. ramosissima Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. rufescens Cif.Manihot esculenta subsp. sprucei Lanj.Manihot esculenta subsp. zimmermannii Cif.Manihot esculenta var. argentea Cif.Manihot esculenta var. coalescens Cif.Manihot esculenta var. communis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. debilis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. digitifolia Cif.Manihot esculenta var. domingensis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. fertilis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. flavicaulis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. fuscescens Cif.Manihot esculenta var. grandifolia Cif.Manihot esculenta var. hispaniolensis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. jamaicensis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. luteola Cif.Manihot esculenta var. mutabilis Cif.Manihot esculenta var. nodosa Cif.Manihot esculenta var. pohlii Cif.Manihot esculenta var. ramosissima Cif.Manihot esculenta var. rufescens Cif.Manihot esculenta var. sprucei Lanj.Manihot esculenta var. zimmermannii Cif.Manihot flabellifolia PohlManihot flexuosa Pax & K.Hoffm.Manihot guianensis Klotzsch, 1849Manihot guyanensis Klotzsch ex PaxManihot loureiroi PohlManihot manihot (L.) CockerellManihot manihot (L.) H.Karst.Manihot melanobasis Müll.Arg.Manihot palmata subsp. aipi (Pohl) Müll.Arg.Manihot palmata subsp. diffusa (Pohl) Müll.Arg.Manihot palmata subsp. digitiformis (Pohl) Müll.Arg.Manihot palmata subsp. flabellifolia (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier351790-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.