Manihot esculenta Crantz belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

July 2, 2004

Location

Kenya (Maseno University Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Maseno, about 25 km northwest of Kisumu on Kisumu-Busia Road.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Manihot

Specific Epithet

esculenta

Authorship

Crantz

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#210,732 of 335,497

Top 63%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →