Manihot anisophylla (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.

  • Authority

    Rogers, David J. & Appan, S. G. 1973. Manibot, Manihotoides (Euphorbiaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 13: 1-272. 1 chart. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Manihot anisophylla (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.

  • Type

    TYPE. Lorentz 291: Argentina, Cordoba: near Ascochinga, 1871 (syntypes, Photo F, G-4 Photo, NY).

  • Synonyms

    Janipha anisophylla Griseb., Manihot carthaginensis var. anisophylla (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze

  • Description

    Description - Shrubs ca 3.0 m tall. Stems glabrous. Leaves alternate; stipules setaceous, glabrous, margin entire, caducous; petioles 6.0-12.0 cm long, terete, glabrous, petiole attachment to lamina basal, nonpeltate; abaxial lamina surface wax pattern smooth; venation camptodromous, veins on abaxial lamina surface glabrous; lamina palmately 5 lobed; median lobes obovate-elliptic, margin entire, ca 8.0 cm long, ca 3.0 cm wide, apex acuminate, base breve-angustatus, base of lobes 0.5 cm wide, width between sinus base and petiole-lamina junction 0.6 cm wide; lowest lobes similar to median lobes in outline, ca half in size. Inflorescence a monoecious, terminal raceme, sometimes a cluster of 2 or 3 racemes arising from a basal point, ca 10.0 cm long, all parts glabrous; bracteoles setaceous, less than 0.5 cm long, bractlets setaceous, 0.3 cm long. Pistillate flowers restricted to the base of the inflorescence, pedicels 1.5 cm long, tepal 1.1 cm long, yellowish green without any purple pigmentation, cleft to base into 5 lobes, ovary subglobose. Staminate buds ovoid-ellipsoid, flowers medium sized, tepal 1.0 cm long, yellowish green without any purplish pigmentation, cleft 1/3 way down into 5 lobes, stamens 10, arranged in 2 whorls of 5 each. Capsules 1.25 cm long, surface smooth, apex rounded, dehiscence septicidal. Seeds 1.0 cm long, elliptic, with a well developed caruncle.

  • Discussion

    Manihot anisophylla, while distinct, shares many attributes with M. davisiae in section Parvibracteatae, in North America.

  • Distribution

    (Fig44A). ARGENTINA, in the provinces Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman, la Rioja, and San Luis. Alt to ca 1000 m.

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