Nomenclature
Manihot esculenta Crantz   Euphorbiaceae  
Syn. Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth; Jatropha manihot L.  
Standardized common name (English): cassava
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
Microscopic Characteristics
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| 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 [1] |  |  |  | 
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.Alkemist.com