Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  2-3 km N on Palcazú road; San Francisco de Pichanáz. Agricultural field of Espíritú Francisco

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.48, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
s. 142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04081356
10°29’S, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 2-3km N on
Palcazii road; San Francisco de Pichanáz; humid
tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Espíritu Francisco.
- Shrub, 3.5m; stem silver-beige; petiole
red; veins pink; roots fusiform, surface
medium-smooth, orange-beige, inner skin color
pink, pulp color white.
n.v: yapamam (named after the Agouti)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 4, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7462	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
04081356