Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta

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Read about Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Manihot dulcis, Pax (Jatropha dulcis, Gmel.). Shrub, 3-12 ft. high: roots similar to the preceding species but generally smaller: lvs. deeply 3-13-parted; lobes lanceolate to obovate; stipules narrow, pointed, subentire: fls. paniculate; calyx ½ - ¾ in. long, pubescent inside: caps, not wing-angled. Var. Aipi, Pax (M. Aipi, Pohl. M. palmata var. Aipi, Muell. Arg.). Sweet Cassava. Aipi. Younger parts pubescent: lvs. 3-7-parted: lobes obovate to elliptical-lanceolate. Wild in Brazil and cult, there and elsewhere in the tropics. Var. multifida, Pax (M. palmata var. multifida, Muell. Arg.). Lvs. long- petioled, 7-13-parted, mostly glabrous; lobes spatulate-lanceolate to lanceolate. S. Brazil.


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Read about Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Manihot utilissima, Pohl (Jatropha Manihot, Linn., in part. Janipha Manihot, HBK.). Bitter Cassava. Mandioca. Manioc. Tapioca Plant. Sweet Potato Tree, and many other names in different tropical countries. Figs. 2322, 2323. An herbaceous shrub 3-9 ft., or small tree in the tropics: roots fleshy, in a basal cluster: lvs. somewhat pubescent, deeply 3-7- parted; lobes 3-8 in. long, lanceolate, acuminate; stipules small, entire: fls. paniculate; calyx less than ½ in. long, pubescent inside: caps, wing-angled. Brazil. B.M. 3071.-Cult. in many varieties and naturalized in various tropical lands.


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