Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45420, 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: 4081582

    Occurrence ID: 86bd1c34-1d48-4a1f-b779-e6eeadb8f010

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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]

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Monograph of Manihot ( Euphorbiaceae)
Man ¡hot esculenta Crantz
Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appan, taxon no. 1
in Flora Neotropica Monograph No. 13
Annotated June, 1971
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No. U$k20 Manihot esculenta Crantz, det* DJRogers 11/61
Tu-pi-ya-po-hong; stem brownish; bud green; petiole
reddish-green; 2 m; branching U5>6; erect; root rough,
brown; fruit set yes; mature tubers larger than sample
taken; No. h$kl5 - U5U23 from farm of one woman; Kubinang
village, W bank of Mazaruni R., between Kukui R. and
Kako R.; ca. 1|60 m.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
lU 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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