Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    M. N. Alexiades 1286 with Benjamin Huajo-Huajo, 18 Dec 1996

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in terra-firme swidden.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2.5m; flowers pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Fertile duplicates K, private collection (X2)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196819

    Occurrence ID: b4569f09-9305-4712-a468-0872b4957112

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz det M. N. Alexiades, 1998

  • 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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EUPHORBIACEAE
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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. 180m. Cultivated in
terra-firme swidden.
Shrub to 2.5m; flowers pink.
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BOTANICAL
Garde**
Mi quel N. Alexiades 1286
with Benjamin Huajo-Huajo
riEPORT ANY REIDENTiFICATiON OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
December 18, 1996
Fieldwork supported by the Inter-American Foundation, Garden Club of
America, and Lawrence-Conoco-Dupont Fund
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