A remarkable new Manihot (Euphorbiaceae) from the coastal sand plains of Sergipe, Brazil

MÁRCIO LACERDA LOPES MARTINS; PAULO CEZAR LEMOS DE CARVALHO; ANDRÉ MÁRCIO AMORIM

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.32.1.5

Issue: Vol. 32 No. 1 (2011)

Type: Article

Published: 2011-11-22

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.32.1.5

Page range: 57–60

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**A remarkable new Manihot (Euphorbiaceae) from the coastal sand plains of Sergipe, Brazil**

MÁRCIO LACERDA LOPES MARTINS⁺⁻
PAULO CEZAR LEMOS DE CARVALHO⁺⁻
ANDRÉ MÁRCIO AMORIM⁺⁻

Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Ambientais e Biológicas, UFRB, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, UESC, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil Herbário Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, CEPEC, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil

Eudicots Restinga Wild Cassava Vine-like habit Brazil

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Abstract

Manihot breviloba P.Carvalho & M.Martins is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished from other Manihot species by its vine-like habit, petioles clasping and leaves with extremely reduced lateral lobes.