Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  8 km W of Iscozacín; Villa America. Agricutural field of Jorge Hurtado

• Elevation

  Alt. 360 m. (1181 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.15, -75.23

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
/*JN VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRI 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
7563	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°09'S, 75°14'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 8km W of
Iscozacin; Villa America; humid tropical
forest at 360m.
Agricultural field of Jorge Hurtado.
Shrub, 2.5m; petiole purple/green; veins
white; sepals purple/green, disc burgundy-red;
roots conical, surface color brown, inner
skin pink-purple, pulp cream-yellow,
n.v.: yetspamam
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	14 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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