Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  1 km S of Cacazú; CN Unión de la Selva. Agricultural field of Asencia Lopez

• Elevation

  Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.65, -75.1

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR ^
IPGR1 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
7417	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
n.v.: unknown
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	June 30, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
BOTANICAL
/*4RDEt*
OO T3
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Q 2 cq £
Shrub, 3.5m; stem beige; petiole burgundy;
veins purple; roots fusiform, horizontal,
smooth, surface color light, pulp white.
10°39'S, 75°6'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 1 km S of
Cacazu; CN Unidn de la Selva; humid tropical
forest at 900m.
House garden of Asencia Lopez; garden flat.
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