Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    A. C. Smith 7232, 14 Apr 1953 - 26 Apr 1953

  • Location

    Fiji. Viti Levu. Tailevu: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinity of Ndakuivuna.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04081802

    Occurrence ID: ccd063ae-6b1a-4117-bda2-7dc1965334f6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Fiji

  • Locality

    Viti Levu. Tailevu: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinity of Ndakuivuna

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 - 200 m. (328 - 656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.7802, 178.431

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6488

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Hills east of river unclear. Referenced geonames.org/2200114/dakuivuna.html for location of feature. Georeferenced to center of Dakuivuna (=Ndakuivana). Used halved distance between feature and Naseva to approximate geographic radial.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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PLANTS OF FIJI
A. C. Smith, no. 7232	April 14-26, 1953
Manihot esculentum Cranz
Oet K C. Smitfe
’’Tapioca.w Shrub 2 - 3 111 • high, near village;
commonly cultivated throughout Fiji as a
comparatively new and important food plant;
perianth and ovary greenish white with pink
streaks; stigmas white.
VITI LEVU: Tailevu: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinity
of Ndakuivuna; alt. 100-200 m.
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
National Science Foundation
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