Manihot
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| Manihot palmata | |
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Manihot
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| Manihot esculenta |
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Hotnima A.Chev. |
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Manihot is a genus of [5] in the diverse milkspurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It was described as a genus in 1754.[6][3]
Species of Manihot are monecious trees, shrubs and a few herbs that are native to the Americas, from Arizona in the United States south to Argentina and Uruguay.[4] The best known member of this genus is the widely-cultivated cassava (Manihot esculenta).[7]
Manihot species are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera including Endoclita sericeus and Hypercompe hambletoni.
- Species[4]
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- variety treated as a species
- Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii = Manihot glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem
- formerly included[4]
moved to Aleurites Cnidoscolus Jatropha
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ lectotype designated by R.A. Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 64 (1989)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tropicos, Manihot Mill.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Rodgers, D.J. & S.A Ganapthi. 1917. Manihot and Manihotaides (Euphorbiaceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph No. 13.
- ↑ Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition vol. 2
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Manihot at Wikispecies Template:Manihot
