Manihot Manihotoides (Euphorbiaceae) - CNCFlora

108 Flora Neotropica
to lamina basal, nonpeltate; abaxial lamina surface wax pattern smooth; venation
camptodromous, veins on abaxial lamina surface glabrous; lamina palmately 5 lobed;
median lobes obovate-elliptic, margin entire, ca 8.0 cm long, ca 3.0 cm wide, apex
acuminate, base breve-angustatus, base of lobes 0.5 cm wide, width between sinus base
and petiole-lamina junction 0.6 cm wide; lowest lobes similar to median lobes in outline,
ca half in size. Inflorescence a monoecious, terminal raceme, sometimes a cluster of 2 or 3
racemes arising from a basal point, ca 10.0 cm long, all parts glabrous; bracteoles
setaceous, less than 0.5 cm long, bractlets setaceous, 0.3 cm long. Pistillate flowers
restricted to the base of the inflorescence, pedicels 1.5 cm long, tepal 1.1 cm long,
yellowish green without any purple pigmentation, cleft to base into 5 lobes, ovary
subglobose. Staminate buds ovoid-ellipsoid, flowers medium sized, tepal 1.0 cm long,
yellowish green without any purplish pigmentation, cleft 1/3 way down into 5 lobes,
stamens 10, arranged in 2 whorls of 5 each. Capsules 1.25 cm long, surface smooth, apex
rounded, dehiscence septicidal. Seeds 1.0 cm long, elliptic, with a well developed
caruncle. Fig 44B, C.
TYPE. Lorentz 297: Argentina, Cordoba: near Ascochinga, 1871 (syntypes, Photo F,
G-4 Photo, NY).
DISTRIBUTION. (Fig44A). ARGENTINA, in the provinces Salta,Catamarca,Tucuman,
la Rioja, and San Luis. Alt to ca 1000 m. ARGENTINA. Salta: Peirano s n (LIL) Las Conchas
Alemania a Cafayate, Department Guachipas, 27 Nov 1933. Catamarca: Castillon 14176 (LIL)
Alrededores de La Capital, 12 Nov 1910; Castillon 1720 (LIL) El Rodea, Jan 1910; Castillon 1949
(LIL) Pomancillo, Dec 1910; Hunziker, Cocucci & Subils 18466 (US) Sierra de Ambato, entre
Rincon Y Saujil, Department Poman, 8 Dec 1965;Jorgensen 1225 (GH, LIL, MO, UC, US) Andalgala,
Department Andalgala, 3 Feb 1916; Schreiter 6454 (LIL) La Chilca a Andalgal, Department
Andalgala, 3 Nov 1930; Spegazzini s n (BAB-2) Department Poman, Poman, Dec 1909. Tucuman:
Dinelli s n (BAB) Department Trancas, Vipos, 22 Dec 1907; Lillo 7278 (LIL) Vipos, 22 Dec 1907;
Lillo 7918 (LIL) Vipos, 25 Mar 1908; Schreiter s n (LIL) Vipos, Department Trancas, 24 Jan 1926;
Schreiter 1795 (LIL) Vipos, 8 Dec 1921; Venturi 1611 (A, LIL, US) Vipos, Department Trancas, 3
Dec 1921; Venturi 7400 (US) Department Trancas, 15 Jan 1928. La Rioja: illegible 139 (S) La
Aguadita, Department Capital, 30 Nov 1948; Venturi 8095 (GH, US-2) Nouogasta, Department
Chilecito, 27 Dec 1928. Cordoba: Ariza 18565 (US) Inmediaciones de Carlos Paz, a Orillas Del Lago
San Roque, Department Punilla, Dec 1965; Giardelli 828 (LIL, US) Ascochinga, 21 Nov 1936;
Hunziker 10722 (US) Serranias Entre Villa de Maria Y San Miguel, Department Rio Seco, 11 Feb
1955; Hunziker 9897 (US) Cerca de Cuchi Yaco, Al Este de Taninga, Department Pocho; 24 Feb
1952; Kuntze s n (NY-2, US) Cordoba, Dec 1891; O'Donnell 4847 (F, S, W) Cruz Del Eje (Dique),
Department Cruz Del Eje, 19 Jan 1947; Stuckert 12462 (LIL) Calera, Department Santamaria, 31 Dec
1902; Stuckert 12756 (LIL) Department Santa Maria, Alta Gracia, 13 Feb 1903; Stuckert 18873
(LIL) Sierra Chica de Cordoba, Mar 1908; Stuckert 22154 (LIL) Dique a Casa Bamba, Department
Colon, 17 Feb 1911; Stuckert 4270 (LIL) Sierra Chica de Cordoba, 21 Jan 1898; Villafane 187 (S)
Cruz Del Eje, Department Cruz Del Eje, 30 Dec 1946. San Luis: Galander s n (K) Quebrada Del Salada
(Bebida de Las Vacas), 9 Mar 1882; Kurtz 8572 (NY) Sierra de San Luis, Bajo de Velis, El Totoral,
Jan-Feb 1895. Province Unknown/Uncertain: Gerth s n (L) Quebrada de La Hurta, Bajo de Velis, 5
Dec 1910.
Manihot anisophylla, while distinct, shares many attributes with M. davisiae in
section Parvibracteatae, in North America.
35. Manihot guaranitica Chodat & Hassler. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(5): 671. 1905.
Shrubs, to 4.0 m tall, base swollen. Young stems glabrous, grayish brown or purplish
brown. Leaves alternate; stipules ca 1.0 cm long, often persistent, glabrous, margin
dentate, greenish yellow or purplish; petioles ca 14.0 cm long, terete, yellowish green or
with purplish pigmentation, glabrous, petiole attachment to lamina mostly peltate, rarely
basal, width between basal edge of lamina and petiole-lamina junction usually 1.0 cm or
less; abaxial lamina surface wax pattern smooth; venation camptodromous, veins
glabrous; lamina palmately 5 lobed rarely less than 5; median lobes obovate, obovate