Manihot esculenta Crantz

Field Museum of Natural History
Manihot esculenta Crantz
August 1, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF JAVA
EUPHORBIACEAE
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Det. By: Harini, November 5, 1988
Field Char: Shrub, 1-2 m high. Petioles
red.
Notes: Tuberous roots are not normally
eaten. If too much is consumed, person
becomes dizzy.
Locality; West Java: Bogor, Cimeuleut.
Habitat: Cultivated in a garden.
250 m
Local Names: "Singkot Pahit"
Med Uses: For cancer? appetizer.
Harini 046, November 4, 1988
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607663-Q, Q6607664-R.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Herbarium Bogoriense/LIPI.
04081835