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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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