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Manihot grahamii
Also called Hardy Cassava, Hardy Tapioca
Manihot grahamii is a shrub or treelet in the family Euphorbiaceae.
This fast-growing species is closely related to Manihot esculenta, the edible tapioca. Growing up to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it bears striking palmate leaves, and pale green bell-shaped flowers in summer. It is native to South America, including southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.
Buckeye Leafed Cassava · Ceara Rubbertree · Cassava · Manihot pentaphylla · Manihot pulchrifolius · Walker's manihot · Cassava
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Manihot grahamii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
