Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45417, 14 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kubinang village, W bank of Mazaruni R., between Kukui R. and Kako R.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081539

    Occurrence ID: 673b90c3-3624-424d-ae95-14e86e3494f7

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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. Kubinang village, W bank of Mazaruni R., between Kukui R. and Kako R.

  • 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. k5hl7 Manihot esculent a Crantz, det. DJRogers ll/6l
Monograph of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Ka-nai-buh; stem grey (?); bud green; petiole reddish-
green; 2.2 m; fruit set yes; branching U3>6; erect, root
rough, brown, mature tubers larger than sample taken;
No. Ii3>lil£-U5>423 from farm of one woman; Kubinang village,
W bank of Mazaruni R#, between Kukui R. and Kako R#;
ca. J46O m.
Rogers, D. /. & S. G. Appan, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
Hi September i960
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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