Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 1808 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz & Alfonso Cantincuz, 29 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in forest clearings. Primary rain forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3m, some multi-stemmed; latex white; petioles red.

  • Specimen Notes

    preserved in alcohol before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202240

    Occurrence ID: 1beca016-c71a-49f8-bf81-5fcaed09a457

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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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
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