Manihot grahamii

Species of tree

Manihot grahamii

Leaves of Manihot grahamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Manihot
Species:	M. grahamii
Binomial name
*Manihot grahamii* Hook.
Synonyms
Janipha loeflingii var. multifida Graham Manihot dulcis var. multifida (Graham) Pax Manihot enneaphylla Pax & K.Hoffm. Manihot lobata (Chodat & Hassl.) Pax Manihot loeflingii Müll.Arg. Manihot loeflingii var. multifida (Graham) Müll.Arg. Manihot palmata var. multifida (Graham) Müll.Arg. Manihot tweedieana Müll.Arg. Manihot tweedieana var. lobata Chodat & Hassl. Manihot tweedieana f. nana Chodat & Hassl.

Manihot grahamii is a shrub or treelet in the family Euphorbiaceae.^[1]

This fast-growing species is closely related to Manihot esculenta , the edible tapioca. Growing up to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it bears striking palmate leaves, and pale green bell-shaped flowers in summer.^[2] It is native to South America, including southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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Tapioca shrubs

Tapioca shrubs
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References

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^ Rogers, David J.; Appan, S. G. (1973). "Manihot Manihotoides (Euphorbiaceae)". Flora Neotropica. 13: 1–272.
^ "Manihot Graham ii". RHS. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appan. 1973. Manihot, Manihotoides (Euphorbiaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 13: 1–274.
^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee, S. G. Beck & A.F. Fuentes. 2015 en adelante. Catalogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (actualizaciones en línea).
^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.