Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    M. N. Alexiades 1312 with Benjamin Huajo-Huajo & Teresa Piquichehue, 03 Jan 1997

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Rio Heath, ca. 10km upriver from mouth. Capelleti, Comunidad Nativa Sonene.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in home garden. Terra-firme.

  • Description

    Shrub with extensive branching; flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196820

    Occurrence ID: 855d1e05-e821-4cb1-906f-0a2a525fce5e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz det M. N. Alexiades, 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Heath, ca. 10km upriver from mouth. Capelleti, Comunidad Nativa Sonene

  • Elevation

    Alt. 180 m. (591 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.5, -68.63

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REPORT ANY REIOENTIFICATION OF THiS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Garden	5^
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY .
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EUPHORBIACEAE
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
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PERU Dpto. Madre de Dios. Provincia Tambopata. Rio Heath,
ca.lOkm upriver from mouth, Capelleti. Comunidad Nativa
Sonene. 12°30’S, 68°38'W. IBOm. Cultivated in home
garden. Terra-firme.
Shrub to 2m with extensive branching; flowers yellow.
Miguel N. Alexiades 1312	January 3, 1997
with Benjamin Huajo-Huajo and Teresa Piquichehue
Fieldwork supported by the Inter-American Foundation, Garden Club of
America, and Lawrence-Conoco-Dupont Fund
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