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Taxon:  Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh



Summary
Genus:
Cnidoscolus
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Crotonoideae
Tribe:
Manihoteae
Nomen number:
10968
Place of publication:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 71:466. 1944
Verified:
05/16/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  4. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  5. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
  6. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  7. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  10. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Common names
English
tree-spinach –
Spanish
chaya –
chayamansa –
Swedish
chaya –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10968. Accessed 15 May 2025.