10.60507/FK2/IHEIMYShittu, Moyosore PriscillaMoyosore PriscillaShittu0009-0002-6464-7420University of BonnPucker, BoasBoasPucker0000-0002-3321-7471University of Bonnbonndata2026Agricultural SciencesMedicine, Health and Life SciencesOtherPucker, BoasUniversity of Bonn2026-09-182026-09-1826165867258738123863748137590433294138422823047728534992281375742846954139683138279226554669application/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/ziptext/plain1.0CC BY 4.0The genome annotation of 11 Manihot esculenta (cassava) cultivars retrieved from the NCBI genome database. We predicted gene models using the homology-based annotation tool GeMoMa, using Jatropha curcas and Hevea brasiliensis, both close relatives of cassava within the Euphorbiaceae, as reference gene models. This annotation resource was generated to support a comparative genomics investigation into the genetic basis of intraspecific pigmentation differences in cassava, with a particular focus on the MYB-bHLH-WD40 (MBW) regulatory complex controlling anthocyanin biosynthesis (R2R3-MYB and R3-MYB activators/repressors and their bHLH partners). This data publication contains the coding sequences, predicted polypeptide sequences, and structural annotations (GFF3) for each of the 11 cultivars.