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

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7568	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, 2m; stem beige; petiole pink-green;
veins pink; sepals cream/purple, disc red,
ovary purple; roots conical, surface color
orange-brown, inner skin cream-colored;
pulp white.
n.v.: parentamam (paren=plantain)
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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