Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7435, 02 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. 3 km N of division in Pichis/Pacazú roads, San Francisco de Pichanáz. Agricultural field of Juana Carpena.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081422

    Occurrence ID: b152eff6-d00e-401d-bdbe-b4261019046d

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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

    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]

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YT\ VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
>72
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7435	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°29'S, 75°041ri; Pasco; Oxapampa; 3 km N of
division in Pichis/Palcazu roads; San Francisco
de Pichaniz; humid tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Juana Carpena.
Shrub, 3m; stem silver-brown; petiole green;
veins white; roots fusiform, surface color
orange/brown, pulp white.
_ astrotromam (astro tro=cooks hard,
though it doesn't; not Amuesha)
Use; Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 2, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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