Cassava vs Graham's manihot

Manihot esculenta compared with Manihot grahamii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cassava	Graham's manihot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus same	Manihot	Manihot
Species	Manihot esculenta	Manihot grahamii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cassava and Graham's manihot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Manihot.

Conservation Status

Cassava

NE — Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cassava	Graham's manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cassava

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Graham's manihot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Cassava

The Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a species in the genus Manihot. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States