Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7557, 13 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. 8 km W of Iscozacín; Villa America. Agricutural field of Margarita Rivera.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081442

    Occurrence ID: e8146e2e-1f09-4e5f-ae83-7f83fe7d365b

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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 Margarita Rivera

  • Elevation

    Alt. 360 m. (1181 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.15, -75.23

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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BOTANICAL
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IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
755.7	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
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-yellow; petiole
burgundy; veins pink; sepals cream/pink, disc
orange; roots conical, long, surface color
yellow-beige, inner skin cream, pulp yellow,
n.v.: fellenomam or nahuehuamam
Use: Tuber is edible cooked.
J. Salick, S. Knapp & E. Carey 13 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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