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 Margarita Rivera

• 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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Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
10o09'S, 75°14'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 8km W of
Iscozacin; Villa America; humid tropical
forest at 360m.
Agricultural field of Margarita Rivera.
Shrub, 3m;stem silver-brown;petiole green/
pink; veins white;sepals green w/purple,disc
orange, ovary green w/burgundy; roots coni-
cal,horizontal , long, orange-brown, pulp yellow,
n.v.: yellemam (yelle=crab, also tsamatemam9
yellow)
Use: Tuber can be made into 'Masato1 (cassava
beer).
J. Salick, S. Knapp & E. Carey 13 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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