Manihot pentaphylla explained

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. Two subspecies are known, M. pentaphylla pentaphylla and M. pentaphylla graminifolia, both of which are on the IUCN Red List.

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Sources

• Book: Walter, Kerry Scott. Gillett, Harriet J.. 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. 1998. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 9782831703282. .
• Book: Zeder, Melinda A.. Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms. University of California Press. 2006. 9780520246386. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Plant List. Manihot pentaphylla. September 16, 2015.