Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45693, 17 Oct 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kamarang River. Paruima V.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081562

    Occurrence ID: ea0fdf79-290e-4222-8780-942100578a52

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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. Kamarang River. Paruima V

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Monograph of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appan, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No L£693 Manihot esculenta Crantz, det. DJRogers, 11/61
Ma-po-ro-ba; stem grey; bud purplish-green; petiole
green, 3.£ m; erect; branching £6; fruit set yes; root
rough, brown; farm at base of gabbro cliffs, Paruima
soil type; Paruima V; ca £00 m,
Kamarang River
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tfflett__17 October -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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