Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4999, 08 Apr 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo vilage Alto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme.

  • Description

    Shrub 2 m tall. Petals light yellow. Stamens yellow. Glands orange. Cultivated in agricultural fields. Eaten and made into chicha. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 640436

    Occurrence ID: 642aaad9-4912-4759-bc08-cb135d1a4982

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • Locality

    Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo vilage Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No. 4999
Euphorbi aceae
/yiowi/'iof" esculfintx Crav
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66°02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrub 2 m tall. Petals light yellow. Stamens
yellow. Glands orange. Cultivated in
agricultural fields.
Chacobo Name: Atsa Raoxo.
Use: Eaten and made into chicha.
BOTANICAL
Garde**,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00640436
Brian M. Boom
8 Apr 1984
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
00640436