Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz -
Collector(s)
T. R. van Andel 811, 03 Jul 1996
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Location
Guyana. Kariako Village, Barama River, North-West District.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4081315
Occurrence ID: e00c745f-cea8-4ad1-87ec-c3f8dec00b06
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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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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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Locality
Kariako Village, Barama River, North-West District
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Elevation
Alt. 145 m. (476 ft.)
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Coordinates
7.37, -59.7
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Location Notes
[South America]
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Distribution
FLORA OF GUYANA EUPHORBIACEAE Manihot esculenta Crantz Det W.Punt; Apr. 1997 07° 22' N 59° 42' W Alt. 145 m Kariako Village, Barama River, North-West District Habitat: Cultivated fields High shrub, cultivated in large quantities as staple food in Kariako (starchy tubers). Leaves green, petiole red, young nodes on stem bright purple. Flowers green, purplish, small. Fruits round, 1.5 cm., green with thin red lateral ridges. Stem has white Use: food Sep. Vernacular name: Bitter Cassava, brown Tarì'quoroi (C) Tinde van Andel Alice Samuels Ezekiel Samuels 811 3 Jul. 1996 Tropenbos Foundation and Utrecht University (U) 04081315
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Manihot esculenta Crantz