Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha das Balsas" region, between the Rio das Balsas and Parnaíba. About 40 Km south of Lorêto. At place called "Picada", about 100 m south of creek, "Riacho da Picada".

• Coordinates

  -7.43, -45.12

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Monograph of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)
Man ¡hot esculenta Crantz
Rogers, D. /. & S. G. Appan, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
FLORA OF BRAZIL
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Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas andv Parnaiba. About 40)01 south of LORETO.
ca.7° 26 Js„ 45^7 ’w. Cbu X00 a, S ©f"Riacho da Plcada”
(a creek).	26 March 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapada”, a semi-closed, tree woodland (or
“cerradfto”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, an gtup hilly lnnrt, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy. & species composition, cm tops of hilly
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree species,
usually with palms, in flat stream valleys and In or alongside of brook ravines &
courses; . (4) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
J&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) "cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams. At&nUvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing In
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees Sc tall shrubs (“capoelra”); some areas ot
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt or silty clay, very stony on slopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown to black silt loam, silty clay loam or day loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Bio Parnaiba.
This habitat: cultivated ground by house ftt place
called "Heada”» 3m black clsy lam m flat laad
In valley floor «1 laad that formerly vas gallery forest
This a®: CULTIVATED cassava. Shrub 2 l/U »• tall*
with fear pendant trunks with vertically ascendiag
branches* Pith at base ef stea a traaalao—t brovnish-
ye$lev. fi»rk at ate« toe a shiny reddith-broiau
Branches a light greenish-gray. Beat (past need)
5 1/2 cm* diaa.f 30 cm. long, with rich asd&Hi brown
akin £ a creany-white palp« Palp in middle of root
a slightly darter tan.
lag* George Utea It Liene T. Eiten, ao. 3857
Distributed by the Institute de Botfinica, SSo Paul
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