MANIHOT ESCULENTA (CASSAVA) Factsheet 4 Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an erect shrubby perennial crop in the family of Euphorbiaceae. It is native to South and Central America and grows up to heights of 1.5-5 meters. Download Tags: Biodiversity, Cultivation of energy plants on set-aside mining sites, IKI Document Library, Unabhängiges Institut für Umweltfragen e.V. (UfU) Languages: English, Factsheet Related products Potential Climatic Effects from Different Bioenergy Production Chains based on Energy Crops Cultivated on Former Mining Sites in Viet Nam Cultivation of Energy Crops on Post-Mining Sites in Vietnam (CPEP 2) – Leaflet Bonbo Que Phong project – case study Vietnam NDC Sectoral Report – Agriculture