Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  on the border between Azulís and San Francisco de Pichanáz; just south of Río Palcazu bridge. Riversie agricultural field of Francisco Soto and Rosa Jimenez

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.48, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
l 142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7468	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°29'S, 75°04'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; on the
border between Azulis and San Francisco de
Pichaniz; just south of Rio Palcazu bridge;
humid tropical forest at 500m.
Riverside agricultural field of Francisco
Soto and Rosa Jimenez.
- Shrub, 2.5m; petiole green; veins white;
sepals green/burgundy, disc orange, ovary
green/burgundy; roots conical, horizontal,
surface brown, inner skin purple, pulp white.
n.v: shebemam (shebe=corvina)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	4 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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