Manihot esculenta Crantz

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Manihot esculent a Orau-v.'f-j
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Locality lowest slopes and foot of south side of Mt. Matanta (Buache),
north of head of Lela Harbor
Habitat low ridges, ravines, and marshes, with Manihot patches, thickets,
patches of woods.
Cultivated in clearing on low ridge.
Date Aug. 19, 1946 Altitude 1-50 m.
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 26579
Remarks Shrubs 2-3 m. tall; stems knobby, flowers green
marked with red; "tapioca" natives were forced
by Japanese to pldnt this to feed soldiers, now
eaten by natives.
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
04081826