CAssava Common name Cassava Scientific Name Manihot esculenta Other Common Names Aipim or mandioca (Brazil), muhogo (Swahili, Africa) manioc, yuca, tapioca or guacamote (Spanish), 木薯 (mù shǔ, Mandarin), umdumbula (Zulu,
Chayote Common name Chayote Scientific Name Sechium edule Other Common Names Custard marrow or Buddha’s hand (English), mirliton (Cajun, Haitian Creole), choko (Australia), xuxu (Brazil), chu chu (Jamaica), 佛手瓜 (fó
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