Manihot esculenta (root)
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 26 May 2015
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Nomenclature
Manihot esculenta Crantz Euphorbiaceae
Syn. Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth; Jatropha manihot L.
Standardized common name (English): cassava
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100000722
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000600386
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000716450
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com