Manihot gracilis

Manihot gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Manihoteae
Genus: Manihot
Species: Manihot gracilis
Subspecies: M. g. subsp. gracilis – M. g. subsp. varians

Name

Manihot gracilis Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 23 (1827).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Jatropha gracilis (Pohl) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 799 (1840).
  • Manihot gracilis var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1065 (1866), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Paraguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pohl, I.E. 1827. Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae. Tomus 1. 152 pp. 16 pl, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Reference page. : 1: 23

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Manihot gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Manihot gracilis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Manihot gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Manihot gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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