Two new wild cassava species (Manihot, Euphorbiaceae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 Jun 2015Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Phytotaxa, volume 213 (issn: 1179-3155, eissn: 1179-3163,

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Authors: Silva, Marcos José Da;

doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.213.2.6

Two new wild cassava species (Manihot, Euphorbiaceae) from the Brazilian Cerrado

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Abstract

Manihot luxurians and M. confertiflora are herein described and illustrated. Both species were collected in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region during a taxonomic study of the genus Manihot in the Cerrado Biome. The morphological affinities, habitat, distribution, conservation status of both species are also provided.

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UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO
Brazil
Universidade Federal de Goiás
Brazil

Keywords

Malpighiales, Euphorbiaceae, Biodiversity, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Plantae, Taxonomy

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