Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45405, 13 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kukui River. Jawalla Village, at Kukui mouth.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081531

    Occurrence ID: 115b9ba9-a5c4-42e0-abfb-1f5ff25929d6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kukui River. Jawalla Village, at Kukui mouth

  • Elevation

    Alt. 460 m. (1509 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No. 45405
Manihot esculenta Crantz, det. DJRogers, 11/61
Chi-le-lu-ma; stem yellowish-brown; bud purplish;
young petiole greenish-red,< mature green with red attach-
ment; fruit set yes; branching 2456; decumbent; root brownj
rough; 1.7 m; (? notes say * immature leaf largest1 and
’dubious about immature leaf' -?); #45404 - 45414 all from
one woman’s farm, and within 50 feet of each other; Jawalla
Village, at Kukui mouth; ca ' 460 m.
Kukui River.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett	13 September . 1960
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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