Manihot esculenta Crantz

Monograph of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appari, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
Name
Dandable
Origin
Trinidad
Stem color (ext.) s?
Stem color (Int.) gw?
Bud color_lg
Petiole color
Stipule prominence 1_•
(l«none or weak, 2= more pron-
ounced, 3slong persis., pron.)
Rel. Ht* Plant_
(in plot at Bodies)
Fruit Set
Attitude cf Plant
(l*erect, 2»inclined, 3* decum.
Branching of Plant
(l«none, 2=at base, 3-t> ^2$
5- 3A> 6-near top)
Color of Root (ext.)__
Color of root cortex
Surface cond. of root
Maturity of root
(at time of sampling)
Remarks
September, 1958. Plants
grown at New York Botanical
Garden. Specimens taken from
immature plants, 4 to 5 months
old. Origin of plants Trini-
dad. Collected by Dr. Henry
Fleming of New York Zoological
Park, Bronx Park.
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