Manihot esculenta Crantz

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C*U Micro*. PLANTS OF THE MARIANA5ISLANDS
ROTA
Manihot esculenta
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Det.?» & Fosberg
Locality northwest coast of west end of main part of island, between Rota
and Tataacho Point
Habitat flat sandy coastal plain, limestone cliffs and sloping limestone
terrace.Persisting from cultivation.
Date June 20-25, 1946 Altitude 1-70 m. (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 24974
Remarks Shrub 1 m. tall, with tuberous roots, these with
latex in the rind. Flowers reddish green, some-
what fragrant, ,,lnandioca,, root eaten, not poison-
ous. (Poisonous var. has velvety petioles*7
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
04081823