This starchy staple grows from a tall shrub with palmately compound leaves,large tuberous roots,and can be cultivated from seeds.This starchy staple is

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The description fits Manihot esculenta, also known as cassava or yuca, which is a starchy staple crop with large tuberous roots that can be cultivated from seeds. Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) also fits some aspects of the description, but it does not grow from a shrub and its roots are not as large and tuberous as those of cassava. Colocasia esculenta (taro) grows from corms, not seeds, and its leaves are not palmately compound. Solanum tuberosum (potato) is a different species with smaller tubers, and Dioscorea cayenensis (yam) has a different leaf structure and growing habit.

This Starchy Staple Grows from a Tall Shrub with Palmately