Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4081231
Occurrence ID: ac0e6c1d-05ab-4cae-b876-9b3792d1d952
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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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Location Notes
[South America]
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Distribution
UNLBIA c OT AN IC AL Manihot esculenta Crantz Identified by H. N. Moldenke March, 1935 3*1 / , fH§ jt^: l/kJ, tfcâ~ ÎU^ luuJà xfcx. ílc<^M^í trisar ¿3"" ¿F & ÍÉ uÆo wr^ /- PLANTS OF SOUTH ÀNf KmCÀ Collected by Thqs. Morong, 1888-1890. Central Paraguay., Monograph of Manihot. (Euphorbiaceae) Manihot esculenta Crantz NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 04081231 yff ÉEgfè- \ *1 K ìÉi^f- Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appan, taxon no. 1 in Flora Neo tropica No. 13 Annotated June, 1971 Manihot utilissima, Pohl., 1. c., 32. Asancion (391). i So strongly resembles the preceding, species that an unpractised eye cannot tell them apart. The natives, however, readily distin-i* guish them by small differences in color and position of the leaves j on the stèîn. In properties they are*opposites, for the juice of this* species is a deadly poison. It is. known as Mandioca brava, and is j cultivated to some extent in Pàr%guay. When the juice is expressed from the grated pulp, and that is dried over the Ire or in»<fch% sun, itvbecomes a wholesome article of food. Indeed, some persons expressed to me a preference for the meal made of this species, but I never could discover any différence in taste between the two. J&royfn the year round, ? * 04081231
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Manihot esculenta Crantz