Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7593, 19 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. ca 5 km downriver from Oxapampa on Río Chorobamba; Tsachopén. Agricultural field of Ricardo Fray.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081379

    Occurrence ID: b06d8b1c-c35e-48d0-a3c5-9971a9047ef6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Pasco

  • County/Municipio

    Oxapampa Prov.

  • Locality

    ca 5 km downriver from Oxapampa on Río Chorobamba; Tsachopén. Agricultural field of Ricardo Fray

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1755 m. (5758 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.53, -75.45

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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04081379
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7593	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°32'S, 75°27'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; ca 5km
downriver from Oxapampa on Rio Chorobamba;
Tsachop€n; humid tropical forest at 1755m.
Agricultural field of Ricardo Fray.
Shrub, 3m; stem grey; petiole red; veins
red; sepals cream-red, disc yellow, ovary
burgundy; roots cylindrical, horizontal,
thin, surface color red-brown, pulp white.
n.v.: toctafio1
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato1 (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	19 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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