Manihot esculenta Crantz (1766: 167)

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 — Unknown s.n. (P [P00230023]).

Red List Assessment: Not Assessed.