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

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VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
ÌPGRÌ IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7464	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°29'S, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 2-3km N on
Palcazu road; San Francisco de Pichaniz; humid
tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Espirittf Francisco.
- Shrub,2.5m;stem silver-yellow;petiole red;
veins red;sepals burgundy,disc burgundy, ovary
-green/burgundy;roots fusiform,horizontal,long,
surface medium-smooth, orange-brown; pulp white.
n.v.: yetsfiorBmam (named for a plant that
produces a purple die)
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
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