Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Manihot heptaphylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Manihot heptaphylla is a small tree with a short bole and a broad, densely leafy crown. It grows 3 - 8 metres tall[ 499 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher HMSO; London. Year 1908 ISBN Description Contains information on a wide range of plants, including Raphionacme utilis. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Before the predominance of the Para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) as a crop, and also before the advent of synthetic rubber, this tree was being cultivated, at least on a small scale, as a rubber crop[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. It is seldom, if ever, cultivated nowadays.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeast Brazil.

HabitatGrows with other trees amongst sandstone rocks[ 499 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher HMSO; London. Year 1908 ISBN Description Contains information on a wide range of plants, including Raphionacme utilis. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].