Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Shrub3.5×4.5 mzone 9–13partial shade🍎 Edible
Profile
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Height
- 3.5 m
- Spread
- 4.5 m
- Growth
- fast
- Lifespan
- 3 years
- First yield
- after 1 year
- Hardiness
- zone 9–13
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 4.5 – 6.5
Uses
⚠️ Hazards
Toxicity: toxic
Raw roots and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides (linamarin) that release hydrogen cyanide when the tissue is crushed. Peeling, soaking and thorough cooking are mandatory — insufficiently processed cassava causes acute poisoning and the paralytic disease konzo.
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