Manihot species

Martins, Márcio Lacerda Lopes, Carvalho, Paulo Cezar Lemos De, Ledo, Carlos Alberto Da Silva & Amorim, André Márcio, 2017, Manihot macrocarpa (Euphorbiaceae), an unusual rain forest species from Brazil, Phytotaxa 309 (2), pp. 179-183 : 182

Key to Manihot species with indehiscent fruits

1. Leaves simple and entire ................................................................................................... M. macrocarpa P.Carvalho & M.Martins

- Leaves simple and lobed, or compound.............................................................................................................................................2

2. Leaves simple, lobed..........................................................................................................................................................................3

- Leaves compound ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

3. Tree or shrub, latex yellow .............................................................................................................. M. caerulescens Pohl (1827: 56)

- Vine-like, latex white................................................................................................... M. quinquepartita Huber ex Rogers & Appan

4. Leaflets elliptic, pedicel of pistillate flowers 3–7 cm long .......................................................................... M. compositifolia Allem

- Leaflets oval to oboval, pedicel of pistillate flowers less than 2.5 cm long............................................................ M. baccata Allem