Manihot grahamii Hook. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Manihot grahamii Hook. (Manihot grahamii Hook.)
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Manihot grahamii Hook.

Manihot grahamii Hook.

Manihot grahamii is a fast-growing South American shrub or treelet related to edible tapioca, reaching up to 3 m tall.

Family
Genus
Manihot
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Manihot grahamii Hook.

Manihot grahamii Hook. is a species of shrub or treelet that belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is a fast-growing species closely related to Manihot esculenta, which is the edible tapioca plant. It can reach a maximum height of 3 metres, or 10 feet. It produces distinctive palmate leaves and pale green, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in summer. This species is native to South America, where it is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Photo: (c) r-ento, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by r-ento · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Manihot

More from Euphorbiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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