Manihot pentaphylla is a crotonoid species in the spurge family. It has the synonyms Jatropha pentaphylla and Manihot uleana.[1] M. pentaphylla was first described by H. S. Irwin et al. based on a specimen found in Goiás, Brazil.[2] Two subspecies are known, M. pentaphylla pentaphylla and M. pentaphylla graminifolia, both of which are on the IUCN Red List.[3]

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.

References

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

Sources

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  • 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.