Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  Azulís, on Río Bocas near junction with Río Azulís; 3 km W of Palcazú road. Agricultural field of Dominga Espiritu Entazú

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.48, -75.08

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Date: Jan 24, 2008
Material Removed: Leaf
By: Doyle McKey
Inst: Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France
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BOTANICAL
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VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
iPGRÌ IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7445	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10*29"S, 75°5'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; Azulis, on Rio
Bocis near junction with Rio Azulis; 3km W of
Palcazu road; humid tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Dominga Espiritu Entazti.
Shrub, 3.5m; stem silver-brown; petiole
green; veins white; disc orange/red, ovary
green w/burgundy; roots fusiform, surface
color orange-brown, pulp cream/yellow.
n.y.: pa'shenorr re'mam (pa'shenorr re' =
the oldest man)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 3, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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