Euphorbiaceae
Manihot

Manihot caerulescens Pohl

First published in Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 56 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Paraguay. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Nascimento, J.; Philippsen, M. [2143] Brazil K000578330 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Biggs, N.; Camargo, A.C.; Bessa, M.A. [1927] Brazil K000578329 Yes
Nov 13, 1995 Carvalho, de, J.H.; Bona Nascimento, M.S. [610] Brazil K000809156 Yes
May 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B. [27106] Brazil K000809154 Yes
Pastore, J.F.B.; Brandão, H.; Costa, A.C.A. [2197] Brazil K001636270 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; B.L., Stannard; D.J.N., Hind; C., Kameyama; J., Prado; P., Rudall; R., Simao; N., Taylor; D., Zappi. [25090] Brazil K000809155 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000600429 Syntype Yes
Spruce, R. [186] K000600428 Syntype Yes
Philcox, D. [6609] Brazil K:SPC-07556.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0