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Manihot pentaphylla

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Species of flowering plant

Manihot pentaphylla
A M. pentaphylla specimen in Goiás, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Jatropha pentaphylla (Pohl) Steud.
  • Manihot uleana Pax & K.Hoffm.

Manihot pentaphylla is a crotonoid species in the spurge family. It has the synonyms Jatropha pentaphylla and Manihot uleana. M. pentaphylla was first described by H. S. Irwin et al. based on a specimen found in Goiás, Brazil. Two subspecies are known, M. pentaphylla pentaphylla and M. pentaphylla graminifolia, both of which are on the IUCN Red List.

References

  1. "Manihot pentaphylla". The Plant List. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. Zeder 2006, p. 57.
  3. Walter & Gillett 1998, p. 272.

Sources

  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
Manihot pentaphylla


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