Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz -
Collector(s)
W. L. Balée 1577 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; 2.5m. Reddish branches; young stems, green; greenish-white leaf nerves; white root. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 195442
Occurrence ID: a131ef0e-a2e2-4472-b5ca-569d9c8300f3
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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 \>3 Institute of Economic Botany PLANTS OF BRAZIL - State of Para 2/ 1577 Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00195442 Municfpio de Viseu? basin of the Rio Gurupi; Tembe Indian Reserve; 6km SSW of F.U.N.A.I. Post Caninde. - Swidden. - Shrub; 2.5m. Reddish branches; young stems, green;greenish-white leaf nerves; white root, n.v.: mandi'i-pitang - "red manioc"; the tuber is edible. Inventory voucher# CG40 W.L. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro - 16 August 1985 Funds for fieldwork generously provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation. 00195442
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Manihot esculenta Crantz