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

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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7469	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10o29'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, 3m; stem silver-beige;petiole green;
veins white; sepals burgundy/green, disc
orange, ovary purple; roots fusiform, surface
orange/brown, inner skin purple, pulp white.
n.v: gapamam or mammatar (gapa=father-in-law;
matar=big yuca)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	4 July 1986
Special.thanks tojPEPP, IBPGR and
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