Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  3 km N of Iscozacín along Río Palcazu; Buenos Aires. Agricultural field of Esther Bautista

• Elevation

  Alt. 360 m. (1181 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.13, -75.17

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7541	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°08'S, 75°10'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 3 km N of
Iscozacin along Rio Palcazu; Buenos Aires;
humid tropical forest at 360m.
Agricultural field of Esther Bautista.
Shrub, 3m; stem beige; petiole pink; veins
pink; roots conical, surface color brown,
inner skin pink-purple, pulp cream-
colored.
n.v.: senoritamam or shopsheshamam
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick, S. Knapp & E. Carey 12 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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