Manihot glaziovii
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Taxon |
Family |
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Manihot glaziovii Mull. Arg. |
Euphorbiaceae |
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| The plant invading habitat in Hawaii Credit: Forest & Kim Starr, USGS |
Common names: Ceara rubber tree, cassava
Synonyms: Manihot carthagenensis (Jacq.) Mull. Arg.
Life form: Tree
Biology/Ecology:
Dispersal: No information available.
Reproduction: Produces separate male and female flowers which are green. Fruits are globose capsules with a diameter of 2 cm. Seeds are gray and 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.
Herbivores: No information available.
Resistant stages: No information available.
Habitat:
Native habitat: Semi-arid regions at intermediate altitude.
Habitat occupied in invaded range: Disturbed mesic to wet forest.
Habitat requirements:
| Altitude | Usually between 150 and 300 metres above sea level. |
| Light | No information available. |
| Temperature | No information available. |
| Annual rainfall | No information available. |
| Soil | Moist to wet areas. |
Distribution:
Native to Brazil and Colombia
Introduced range: Invasive in Singapore and Hawaii. Introduced but not invasive in eastern and western Africa, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Micronesia.
Impacts:
Ecosystem: No information available.
Health, social and economic: No information available.
Management:
Mechanical: No information available.
Chemical: No information available.
Biological: No information available.
References:
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER), 2005. Available from http://www.hear.org/pier/species/manihot_glaziovii.htm (Accessed August 2006).
AgroForestryTree Database, World Agroforestry Centre. Manihot glaziovii. Available from http://www.worldagroforestry.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1741 (Accessed August 2006).
Last updated October 2006
