Didymopanax macrocarpum | Dried Botanical ID

Name and publication

Didymopanax macrocarpum (Cham.) Seem., J. Bot. 6: 132 (1868).

Description

Known as “mandioca leaf” in the potpourri trade, the leaves of mandioqueiro-do-cerrado, mandioquinha, or mandioca-brava are leathery (coriaceous), entire, glabrous and shiny on the upper surface, densely brown-felted (tomentose) on the undersurface, 8-22 cm long x 3-7 cm wide.

Nativity and distribution

Didymopanax macrocarpum is native to Brazil.

Family

Araliaceae

Synonymy

Panax macrocarpum Cham.

Didymopanax marginatum Dcne.

leaves; photo by Indira Singh	leaves, lower surface (left) and upper surface (right); photo © The Lebermuth Company, Inc.
leaf, upper surface; photo by Lyndon Photography	leaf, upper surface; photo by Christina Southwick
leaf, lower surface; photo by Lyndon Photography	leaf, lower surface; photo by Christina Southwick