Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• Locality

  NW district. Barabina Hill (2 km SE of Mabaruma)

• Coordinates

  8.22, -59.8

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

SA
FLORA OF GUYANA
Herbarium of Utrecht University (U)
Euphorbiacae
Manihot
esculenta Crantz
Det. J.C. Lindeman, M.A. Reinders 1993
59°48'W 8°13'N
NW district. Barabina Hill (2 km SE of Mabaruma).
Cultivated in field.
Shrub to 3 m high. Long stem with scars, only side
branches at top of stem. Roots large tubers.
Vernacular name: Bitter cassava, Kallidaya (Ar), Aru
(Wr)
Use(s): Cancer, cut.
M.A. Reinders
W. Torres
nr 55
Dec 1991
04081306