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

VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR ^
IPGRI IPGRIOERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy ___J
Date: Jan 24,2008
Material Removed: Leaf
By: Doyle McKey
Inst: Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, Francc
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7437	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
BOTANICAL
Garden
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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10°29'S, 75°04'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 3 km N of
division in Pichis/Palcazrf roads; San Francisco
de Pichan^z; humid tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Juana Carpena.
Shrub, 3.5m; stem silver-white; petiole
red; veins pink; roots fusiform, horizontal,
surface color orange, pulp cream-colored.
n.v. : yetsfiorromam (yetsiiorr=the leaves of
this plant look like forest leaves that are
used to paint hands.)
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
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