Manihot leptophylla Pax & K.Hoffm.

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PERUg Dept* Huanuco^ Prov* Huanuco^ on
main road from Tingo Maria to Huanuco^
between Tingo Maria and Ques&da^, 7 km*
from Tingo Maria* Clambering shrub to
3>»6 1« total lengthy on bank above road
in apparently second-growth low vegeta-
tion,» Elev* ca* 600 m*
Manihot
N«V* yuquilla* A large population in
this locality£ but not too frequent in
area® See also collection no« U68*
Stems color external £YR3/3“*j> moderate
brown| internally^ cream«colored»
Leaf? young foliage at apex 20^G15/5'X'^
moderate yellow green| petiole color
7 »5>R3/6*~ moderate reddish brown*
cT flowers tepals £>R3/?*> dark red«, in-
ternally ^ 7 <,$YR9/k*9 pale orange yellow
externally* Disc of cf fl* orange-red*
9 flowers § same as d" fl* in color*
Fruitst green5 smooth surfaced^ with-
out wings*
Rootsg smooth externally ^ 5lR3/3^
moderate brown epidermis* Root cortex
cream colored* Color of subepidermis
7*5lR8/8#2 moderate orange yellow*
# Nickerson Color Fan^ .Am* Hort* Coun-
cil^ Munsell Hue
Collectors David J* Rogers
No* U67	February 8^ 1962
04081639