Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 00-790, 4 Jun 2000

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Along a dirt road that runs southwest of the Old Farm Rd. (which runs from behind the Old Bight Highschool to the Greenwood Rd, and main road juncture). Cultivated garden.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02597494

    Occurrence ID: 2e38e46d-2d7d-49cd-8e3e-421bc0ce16cf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Along a dirt road that runs southwest of the Old Farm Rd. (which runs from behind the Old Bight Highschool to the Greenwood Rd, and main road juncture). Cultivated garden

  • Coordinates

    21.2161, -75.3586

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Manihot esculenta	Au: Crantz
Euphorbiaceae
Cassava
Shrub with yellowish pink flowers and some duplicates with
immature fruits. Plant exudes a milky sap when cut
Along a dirt road that runs southwest of the Old Farm Rd. (which runs
from behind the Old Bight Highschool to the Greenwood Rd. and main
road juncture). Cultivated garden.
24° 12’ 58” N	Longitude 75°21’ 31” W
Traditional food. Tuber is cooked and eaten as a starch. Can also be eaten
raw--slightly sweet taste—not bad. Not previously listed as occurring on
Cat Island (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No <90-790 Duplicates 5 Date June 4,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
02597494