Cassava

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Cassava, or Manihot esculenta, is an incredibly starchy plant native to South America. According to agronomist Mabrouk A. El-Sharkawy, cassava is a perennial shrub which “may have been domesticated and cultivated for its starchy roots…before 4000 BC, on the Peruvian coast and in other parts of the Americas.”

Merian MIS plate 5 - Cassava root with Garden Tree Boa, Sphinx Moth and Treehopper
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