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Manihot caerulescens
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Manihot caerulescens

Manihot caerulescens

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

A plant of the 'Caatinga' dry forest region of northeast Brazil. The climate is hot and dry, there are usually 6 to 11 months without rain each year. The mean annual rainfall varies from 250 - 1,000mm, and the mean annual temperature is from 24 - 26°c. Grows best in a sandy soil[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Manihot+caerulescens>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information — HMSO; London. · 1908 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains information on a wide range of plants, including Raphionacme utilis. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.