Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  8 km W of Iscozacín; Santa Rosa de Chuchurras

• Elevation

  Alt. 360 m. (1181 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.12, -75.22

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR ^
IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7573	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°07IS, 75°13'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 8km W of
Iscozacin; Santa Rosa de Chuchurras; humid
tropical forest at 360m.
Agricultural field of Rosario Sanpachi.
Shrub, 1.5m; stem beige-gold; petiole
pink/green; veins white; roots with cream-
colored inner skin and yellow pulp.
n.v.: aspanamam (this yuca is from Pichis)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato1 (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	15 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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