Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7567, 14 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. 8 km W of Iscozacín; Villa America. Agricutural field of Jorge Hurtado.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081435

    Occurrence ID: 4f0df2c5-0f88-418c-9f57-84e19a45487b

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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

    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]

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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7567	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04081435
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Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy J
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, 3m; stem beige; petiole green; veins
pink; roots conical, smooth, surface color
orange-brown, inner skin white, pulp white.
n.v.: entomam (enet=sky)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
‘Masato1 (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	14 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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