Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  18 km NW of Iscozacín along Río Comparachimás; Pampa Hermosa de Tsopís. Agricutural field of Martín Vallesteros, informants Martín and Guillermo Ortíz

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.22, -75.28

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7588	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
IPGR
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
10°13'S, 75°171W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 18km NW of
Iscozacin along Río Comparachimás; Pampa
Hermosa de Tsopis; humid tropical forest at
500m.
Agricultural field of Martin Vallesteros,
informants Martin and Guillermo Ortiz.
Shrub, 4m; stem yellow; petiole green/pink;
veins white; roots fusiform, horizontal,
smooth, thin, surface color orange-yellow,
inner skin cream-colored, pulp yellow.
n.v.: sharpemam (sharp=lizard)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick, S. Knapp & E^_ Carey 15 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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