Manihot esculenta Crantz
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz -
Collector(s)
H. T. Beck 1808 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz & Alfonso Cantincuz, 29 Jan 1993
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Location
Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.
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Habitat
Cultivated in forest clearings. Primary rain forest.
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Description
Shrub to 3m, some multi-stemmed; latex white; petioles red.
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Specimen Notes
preserved in alcohol before drying
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 202240
Occurrence ID: 1beca016-c71a-49f8-bf81-5fcaed09a457
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Esmeraldas
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Locality
Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje
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Elevation
Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)
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Coordinates
1.25, -78.67
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Distribution
00202240 BOTANICAL NwQARDE»*^ New York Botanical Garden Pollen, spore or(lea£ëample removed Name ¿ , IS• ^ Vi , -¿¡5 su :Ü,9^ á¡^ú Institution 1? A REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Awci Ethnobotany Project Manihot esculenta Crantz EUPHORBIACEAE ECUADOR, Esmeraldas Province. Awé Reserve. Community of Mataje. 01°15'N, 78°40’W. 200m. Primary rain forest. Cultivated in forest clearings. Shrub to 3m, some multi-stemmed; latex white; petioles red. n.v.: Yuca [Spanish]. USE: Comestible {tuber}. Second only to "chiro" as main staple food. Hans T. Beck 1808 January 29, 1993 with Alonso Ortiz. Hi polito Cantincuz, Alfonso Cantincuz Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the Federación Centros Awá and Unidad Técnica Ecuatoriana para el Plan Awá 00202240
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Manihot esculenta Crantz