A Revision of the introduced species of Manihot Miller (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia

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Published: 31.12.1997
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.1997.07.02.03
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Manihot glaziovii , Manihot esculenta

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P. C. van Welzen
Rijksherberium/Hortus Botanicus, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Q. D. Nguyen
Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
R. C. K. Chung
Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Manihot is a New World genus with a 100 species. Two species have been introduced in Southeast Asia. M. glaziovii (distinctly peltate leaves, no ridges on the ovary and fruit), a small tree, was cultivated for its latex, but Hevea brasiliensis outcompeted this species. M. esculenta (leaves not or hardly peltate, ridges along ovary and fruit), usually a shrub, is a major root crop for humans as well as for animals, it is known worldwide as cassava, manioc, or tapioca.

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (1997): Rheedea

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Monographs/Revisions
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Welzen, P. C. van, Nguyen, Q. D., & Chung, R. C. K. (1997). A Revision of the introduced species of Manihot Miller (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Rheedea, 7(2), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.1997.07.02.03