Manihot leptophylla Pax & K.Hoffm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Cusco

• County/Municipio

  Cusco Prov.

• Locality

  Camisea. Campamento San Martín-C, Camisea Production Unit. West of camp site

• Elevation

  Alt. 467 m. (1532 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -11.7856, -72.6992

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
The New York Botanical Garden
Manihot
det. M. Mendoza (USZ), Sept. 2010
UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS OF PERU
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot leptophylla Pax & K. Hof&n.
Det. S.F. Smith, 1997
PERU. Dept. Cuzco. Prov. Cuzco, Dist. Camisea. Campamento San Martin-C, Camisea
Production Unit. West of camp site. 467 m. 11°47'08"S 72°41'57"W. Primary, moist,
lowland, non-flooded forest dominated by bamboo (Guadua). Wet season.
Shrub 2 m tall; leaves deeply 3-5-lobed; staminate flowers: calyx whitish outside, reddish
blotched internally; pistillate flowers: corolla rotate yellowish green, with burgundy spot on
central portion of petal on abaxial side; flower disc orange-red ; fruit trilocular. Specimens
preserved in 55% ethanol before drying.
P. Acevedo-Rdgz. 8816 16 Jan 1997
With: D. Bell, K. Rankin & S. F. Smith
Supported by funds from the Biodiversity Programs
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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