Description: Although the cassava root has a determining role in the economy and subsistence of the populations of the African countries, it has its origin in the Amazon region. It was taken to Africa by the Portuguese, where it had a decisive role in the subsistence of slavery, becoming the staple for the slaves in Brazil and in the African countries dominated by Portugal. (*)
Not being frequently planted in the neighborhood of Quinta da Vitória, due to its difficulty in adapting to Mediterranean zones, it was indicated by Inácio, as it is worth mentioning in the context of this archive, since it is the staple for many residents in the Quinta da Victoria, particularly of Angolan origin. (*)
Provided by: † Inácio Francisco Manuel Kalenda, an Angolan citizen.
Present Location: Unknown
Last revision date: February 2016
(I) Numbering in accordance with the archive of trees and plants identified in the Quinta da Vitoria 2012 and 2013.
(II) Mabberley, David J. Mabberley´s Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classifications and Uses. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
(*)Testimonies of residents gathered in a set of recorded conversations in the neighborhood of Quinta da Vitória and after its demolition, recorded in Lisbon, Loures and London between July 2012 and October 2014.
