Manihot takape sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae), a new tuberous subshrub from the Paraguayan Chaco

By

De Egea, Juana
Peña-Chocarro, María del Carmen
Mereles, Fátima
Céspedes, Gloria

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

103

Pages

1-12

Subjects

dry Chaco , endemism , Manihotae , Paraguay

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.103.26307

 

Abstract

Manihottakape De Egea & Peña-Chocarro, sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new species from the Paraguayan Chaco. It was collected while carrying out fieldwork related to the study of the most important Wild Crop Relatives of the country’s flora. Morphological characteristics that differentiate this species from closely related taxa, as well as its habitat, geographical distribution and conservation status are provided.