Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45321, 07 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kukui River. Casobrikeva V, 3/4 mi below Adaro R mouth, ½ mi inland.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081540

    Occurrence ID: cd2e8bbc-d620-453b-a7c9-1d691d487df6

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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. Casobrikeva V, 3/4 mi below Adaro R mouth, ½ mi inland

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 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. 45321 Manihot esculenta Crant*, det. D.J.Rogersll/61
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Maru-ya-pon-puh; stem brownish-tan; bud reddish-green;
petiole green; to 2 m; fruit set yes; decumbent; branches
25456; root brown, rough; Casobrikeva V, 3/4 mi below Adaro
R mouth, ^ mi inland, farms on sandy soil of burned mixed-
evergreen and Dicymbe forest; each variety of cassava in
distinct but contiguous jmJ^hes; ca ? 600 m.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
7 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.
Monograph of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Rogers, D. /. & S. G. Appari, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
04081540