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Euphorbiaceae

Cassava

Manihot esculenta Crantz

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Manihot

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsToxic
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Toxic

Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: cyanogenic glycosides (linamarin and lotaustralin).

Signs: irregular breathing, weakness, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions.

Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Cassava safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Cassava safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Cassava safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Cassava safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Cassava toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: cyanogenic glycosides (linamarin and lotaustralin). Signs: irregular breathing, weakness, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Common names

By language (125)
Afrikaans
Broodwortel
Akan
Bankyi
Arabic
بفرة, البفرة, الكاسافا, الكسافا, المنيهوت, كسافا, منهوت, تبيوقة
Armenian
Կասավա
arz
بفره
Asturian
Mandioca
Azerbaijani
Maniok
Bambara
Banaku
ban
Kaséla
Bangla
শিমুল আলু
Basque
Manioka, Mandioka, Tapioka
Belarusian
Маніёк, Маніёт
bi
Maniok
bik
Balinghoy
bjn
Jawaw
Bulgarian
Маниока
Burmese
ပီလောပီနံ
Cantonese
木薯
Catalan
Tapioca, Cassava, Yuca
Cebuano
Kamoteng kahoy
Chinese
木薯, 樹薯, 树葛, 树薯, 红薯, Cassava
Croatian
Manioka, Kasava
csb
Jôdny maniok
Czech
Maniok jedlý, Maniok nejužitečnější, Kasava, Kasave, Tapioka, Yuca
dag
Banchi
Danish
Kassava, Maniok, Cassava, Tapioka
dga
Baŋkyēē, Baŋkyēɛ
din
Bafora
dsb
Pšawy maniok
dtp
Mundok
Dutch
Cassave, Casave, Manioc, Maniok, Yuca
English
Cassava, Manioc, Bitter cassava, Kiki-tsiim, Manoic, Tapioca, Tapioca plant, Cassava plant
Esperanto
Manioko
Ewe
Agbeli
Filipino
Kamoteng-kahoy, Cassava, Kahoy na kamote, Kamoteng kahoy, Kamoting kahoy, Kamuting-kahoy, Kasaba
Finnish
Maniokki, Kassava, Tapioka
fon
Fɛnnyɛ, Akute
French
Manioc, Manioc domestique, Manioc sauvage, Magnoc, Saka-saka
frr
Maniok
Galician
Mandioca
German
Maniok, Cassava, Cassave, Kassava, Kassave, Kassawa, Mandioka, Manioka
Greek
Κασάβα, Κασσάβα, Μανιόκα
Guarani
Mandi'o
guc
Ai
Gujarati
મોગો
Haitian Creole
Manyòk dous
Hausa
Rogo
Hebrew
מניהוט מצוי, מנדיוקה, מניהוט, מניוק, מניוקה, קסאבה, קסאווה
Hindi
Kappa
hsb
Prawy maniok
Hungarian
Manióka, Kasszáva, Tápióka
iba
Empasa
Icelandic
Kassavarót
Iloko
Balinghoy
Indonesian
Singkong, Ubi Kayu, Ketela Pohon, Kaspe, Menyok
io
Manioko
Irish
Casabhach
Italian
Manioca, Cassava, Yuca
Japanese
キャッサバ, カサーバ, キャサバ, キャッサバ芋, キャッサヴァ, マニオク, マンジョカ, マンジョッカ
Javanese
Ketéla pohung, Bodhin, Jéndal, Kaspa, Kaspe, Kaspé, Ketela pohung, Pohong
kaj
Arago
Kannada
ಮರಗೆಣಸು
kcg
Rogo
kg
Mandioko
kge
Hubi kayu
ki
Mĩanga
Kinyarwanda
Imyumbati
Korean
카사바, 마니옥, 만디오카, 매니옥, 유카
Lao
ມັນຕົ້ນ
Latin
Mandioca, Iucca
Latvian
Manioka
Lingala
Songo, Nsɔngɔ́
Lithuanian
Valgomasis manijokas, Kasava
mad
Sabbhrâng
Malagasy
Mangahazo, Mahôgo
Malay
Ubi kayu, Pokok Ubi kayu
Malayalam
മരച്ചീനി, കപ്പ, കൊള്ളി, പൂള
Marathi
कसावा
mcn
Da᷅wgùnà
min
Ubi Parancih
mos
Bãnda-ku
myn
Kiki-tsiim
nah
Cuauhcamohtli
nan
Chhiū-chî, Chhiū-chû
nia
Gowirio
Norwegian Bokmål
Maniok, Kassava, Cassava, Maniokrot
Norwegian Nynorsk
Maniokplante, Maniok
nqo
ߓߊ߬ߣߊ߲ߞߎ߫
Nyanja
Chinangwa
Occitan
Manioc
Persian
مانیوک
Polish
Maniok jadalny, Kassawa, Maniok gorzki, Podpłomycz najużyteczniejszy
Portuguese
Mandioca, Macaxeira, Mandioqueira, Aipim, Aipimzeiro, Cassava, Mandiocazeiro, Maniva
Quechua
Rumu, Lumu, Mandioca, Maniok, Q'utuy, Yuca, Yuka
Romanian
Manioc
Russian
Маниок, Маниок съедобный, Кассава, Маниока, Маниот, Юка
sco
Cassava
Serbian
Tapioka
Serbian (Latin)
Manioka, Kasava
sg
Gozo
Shona
Mufarinya
Sinhala
මඤ්ඤොක්කා
Slovak
Maniok jedlý
Slovenian
Manioka, Kasava
Spanish
Yuca, Guacamote, Mandioca, Almidon de mandioca, Almidón de mandioca, Casava, Cassava, Harina de mandioca
Sundanese
Sampeu
Swahili
Muhogo
Swedish
Maniok, Cassava, Kassava, Tapioca, Tapioka
Tamil
மரவள்ளி, கப்பைக்கிழங்கு, குச்சிக்கிழங்கு, மரவள்ளிக் கிழங்கு, மரவள்ளிக்கிழங்கு
Telugu
కర్ర పెండలం
Thai
มันสำปะหลัง
Tongan
Mānioke
tum
Cikhawu, Cinangwa, Jawu
Turkish
Manyok
ty
Māniota
Ukrainian
Маніок, Кассава
Urdu
کاساوا
Vietnamese
Sắn, Củ sắn, Khoai mì, Khoai mỳ
war
Bilanghoy
Wolof
Ñambi
wuu
木薯
xmf
Მანიოკი, Იუკა, Მანიოკა, Მანიოტი, Ოჭკომალი მანიოკი
Yiddish
מאניאק
Yoruba
Ẹ̀gẹ́, Cassava
za
Moegsawz

Synonyms

  • Janipha aipi (Pohl) J.Presl
  • Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth
  • Jatropha aipi (Pohl) Göpp.
  • Jatropha diffusa (Pohl) Steud.
  • Jatropha digitiformis (Pohl) Steud.
  • Jatropha dulcis [J.F.Gmel.]
  • Jatropha flabellifolia (Pohl) Steud.
  • Jatropha glauca A.Rich.
  • Jatropha janipha Lour.
  • Jatropha lobata var. richardiana Müll.Arg.
  • Jatropha loureiroi Steud.
  • Jatropha manihot L.
  • Jatropha mitis Sessé & Moc.
  • Jatropha mitis Rottb.
  • Jatropha paniculata Ruiz & Pav. ex Pax
  • Jatropha silvestris Vell.
  • Jatropha stipulata Vell.
  • Mandioca aipi Pohl ex Link
  • Mandioca dulcis Parodi
  • Mandioca utilissima Pohl ex Link
  • Manihot aipi Pohl
  • Manihot aipi var. lanceolata Pohl
  • Manihot aipi var. latifolia Pohl
  • Manihot aipi var. lutescens Pohl
  • Manihot aypi Spruce
  • Manihot cannabina Sweet
  • Manihot cassava O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
  • Manihot diffusa Pohl
  • Manihot digitiformis Pohl
  • Manihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) Baill.
  • Manihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) Pax
  • Manihot dulcis var. aipi (Pohl) Pax
  • Manihot dulcis var. diffusa (Pohl) Pax
  • Manihot dulcis var. flabellifolia (Pohl) Pax
  • Manihot edule A.Rich.
  • Manihot edulis A.Rich.
  • Manihot esculenta subsp. alboerecta Cif.
  • Manihot esculenta subsp. diffusa Cif.
  • Manihot esculenta subsp. flabellifolia (Pohl) Cif.
  • Manihot esculenta subsp. grandifolia Cif.

and 34 more.

Flowers

In flower
March, May, August to January (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.