Revision as of 05:59, 26 March 2014

Nomenclature

Manihot esculenta Crantz Euphorbiaceae
Syn. Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth; Jatropha manihot L.
Standardized common name (English): cassava

Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org^[1]


Starch granules of various sizes from 5-30 µm in diameter rounded and sub spherical observed with an irregularly stellate cleft at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories^[2]	Starch granules of various sizes from 5-30 µm in diameter rounded and sub spherical seen under polarized light showing a linear hilum at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories^[3]

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+             | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 19 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100000722>
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 =Organoleptic Characteristics=