Manihot esculenta Crantz (1766: 167) Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families Simão, Inês F. Silveira, Paulo C. Wajer, Jacek Schuiteman, André Welzen, Peter Van Phytotaxa 2024 2024-07-30 661 2 123 149 3XV44 Crantz (1766: 167) Crantz 167 1766 [136,571,1470,1497] Magnoliopsida Euphorbiaceae Manihot Plantae Malpighiales 13 136 Tracheophyta species esculenta   Ecology:cultivated or found in waste places of mainly abandoned gardens and along roads, probably not escaped; locally common. Soil: clay, limestone, red loam, peaty soil, usually well-drained; elevation: sea level up to 1700 m(  van Welzen et al. 1997).   Distribution:Probably originally cultivated in NE Brazil, nowadays only known from cultivation and found throughout SE Asia and Malesia(  van Welzen et al. 1997).  Specimens examined: Timor— Unknowns.n. (P [P00230023]).  Red List Assessment:Not Assessed.