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Taxon:  Manihot pusilla Pohl



Summary
Genus:
Manihot
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Crotonoideae
Tribe:
Manihoteae
Nomen number:
466945
Place of publication:
Pl. bras. icon. descr. 1:36, t. 26. 1827
Verified:
06/18/2013 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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Manihot stipularis Pax

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Reference(s)
  1. Duputié, A. et al. 2011. Evolutionary biogeography of Manihot (Euphorbiaceae), a rapidly radiating Neotropical genus restricted to dry environments. J. Biogeogr. 38:1033-1043. Note: this study include one Brazilian (from Federal District) of Manihot pusilla that clustered within the cassava clade
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. Martins L., M. L. et al. 2014. What's new in Manihot (Euphorbiaceae). Syst. Bot. 39:487. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. Nassar, N. M. A. 2000. Cytogenetics and evolution of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Genet. Molec. Biol. 23:1003-1014. Note: this review cited Manihot pusilla as a component of the "first diversity center" of the genus
  5. Nassar, N. M. A. 2000. Wild cassava, Manihot spp.: Biology and potentialities for genetic improvement. Genet. Molec. Biol. 23:201-212. Note: this review cited Manihot pusilla (as "pusilia") as a component of the "first diversity center" of the genus
  6. Rogers, D. J. & S. G. Appan. 1973. Manihot, Manihotoides (Euphorbiaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 13:208.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilDistrito Federalbut not cited in L Brasil Online
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás 
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Distrito Federal (but not cited in L Brasil Online), Goiás]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalpotential as ornamental Nassar, N. M. A. et al. 2008. Wild Manihot species: botanical aspects, geographic distribution and economic value. Genet. Molec. Res. 7:23.
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=466945. Accessed 2 June 2025.