Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  3 km N of division in Pichis/Pacazú roads, San Francisco de Pichanáz. Agricultural field of Juana Carpena

• 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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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7433	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°29'S, 75°04'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 3 km N of
division in Pichis/Palcazu roads; San Francisco
de Pichan^z; humid tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Juana Carpena.
Shrub, 3m; stem grey-brown; petiole green;
veins white; sepals yellow-green, disc
orange, ovary purple; roots conical, horizon-
tal, surface color orange/brown, pulp white.
n.v.: aspanamam (aspan=leaf, green)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato1 (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 2, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
04081374