Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz -
Collector(s)
W. L. Balée 1575 with B.G. Ribeiro, 16 Aug 1985
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Location
Brazil. Pará. Viseu Mun. Basin of the Rio Gurupi; Tembé Indian Reserve; 6 km SSW of F.U.N.A.I. Post Canindé.
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Habitat
Swidden.
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Description
Shrub of house garden. "Yellow manioc". Root is yellow, like squash. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 195437
Occurrence ID: 8e9262d3-4254-41f8-b64c-f2b00fb988a1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Pará
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County/Municipio
Viseu Mun.
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Locality
Basin of the Rio Gurupi; Tembé Indian Reserve; 6 km SSW of F.U.N.A.I. Post Canindé
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Coordinates
-1.2, -46.1167
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Georeferencing Method
Other collections. Coordinates borrowed from another georeferenced specimen of the same locality, from Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (http://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/list.php?db%5B%5D=1&reset=1&county=Viseu, accessed: 12/12/2014).
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Distribution
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Institute of Economic Botany PLANTS OF BRAZIL - State of Pari Jj 1575 Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00195437 Municipio de Viseu; basin of the Rio Gurupi; Tembe Indian Reserve; 6km SSW of F.U.N.A.I. Post Caninde. - Swidden. - Shrub of house garden. "Yellow manioc". Root is yellow, like squash. n.v.: mandi'i-zu - "yellow manioc"? the tuber is edible. Inventory voucher# CG38 W.L. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro - 16 August 1985 Funds for fieldwork generously provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation. 00195437
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Manihot esculenta Crantz