''Manihot'' is a genus in the diverse milkspurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It was described as a genus in 1754.Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition vol. 2Tropicos, ''Manihot'' Mill.
/ref> Species of ''Manihot'' are

monoecious Monoecy (; adj. monoecious ) is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. It is a monomorphic sexual system alongside gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy. Monoecy is conne ...

. . trees, shrubs and a few herbs that are native to the

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, from Arizona in the United States south to Argentina and Uruguay.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The best known member of this genus is the widely cultivated cassava (''Manihot esculenta''). ''Manihot'' species are used as food plants by the

larvae A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

of some species of

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including '' Endoclita sericeus'' and '' Hypercompe hambletoni''. ;Species ;variety treated as a species # ''Manihot carthaginensis'' subsp. ''glaziovii'' = ''

Manihot glaziovii ''Manihot carthaginensis'' subsp. ''glaziovii'', also known as ''Manihot glaziovii'', the tree cassava or Ceara rubber tree, is a species of deciduous flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to eastern Brazil. Descrip ...

'' (Müll.Arg.) Allem ;formerly included moved to '' Aleurites

Cnidoscolus ''Cnidoscolus'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1827. The group is widespread across much of North and South America, including the West Indies. The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (''kn ...

Jatropha''

Pollination

Monoecy was demonstrated by Jennings 1963 and George & Shifriss 1967.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q149056 Manihoteae Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Philip Miller