Manihot heptaphylla
Ule
Euphorbiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
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[
]. It is seldom, if ever, cultivated nowadays.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - northeast Brazil.
Habitat
Grows 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.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics where it is found at elevations from 450 - 1,000 metres.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the plant makes a good quality rubber, known as Sao Francisco rubber[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
