Manihot pentaphylla
Manihot pentaphylla is a crotonoid species in the spurge family. It has the synonyms Jatropha pentaphylla and Manihot uleana.[1] M. pentaphylla contains the subspecies M. pentaphylla pentaphylla and M. pentaphylla graminifolia, both of which are on the IUCN Red List.[2] The species was first described by H.S. Irwin et al. based on a specimen found in Goiás, Brazil.[3]
Manihot pentaphylla | |
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A M. pentaphylla specimen in Goiás, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Manihot |
Species: | M. pentaphylla |
Binomial name | |
Manihot pentaphylla H.S. Irwin et al. | |
Synonyms | |
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References
- "Manihot pentaphylla". The Plant List. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Walter & Gillett 1998, p. 272.
- Zeder 2006, p. 57.
Bibliography
- Walter, Kerry Scott; Gillett, Harriet J. (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. International Union for Conservation of Nature. ISBN 9782831703282.
- Zeder, Melinda A. (2006). Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520246386.
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