Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7503, 10 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. 15 km N of Laguna; Shiringamazú. Agricultural field of Enrique Pedro.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081452

    Occurrence ID: 866c2da2-fae1-47e9-8f5f-7dc33a41d190

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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

    15 km N of Laguna; Shiringamazú. Agricultural field of Enrique Pedro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 380 m. (1247 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.25, -75.12

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04081452
VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
IPGRI IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please repeat 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
7503	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°15'S, 75°07'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 15km N of
Laguna; Shiringamazil; humid tropical forest at
380m.
Agricultural field of Enrique Pedro, curandero.
Shrub, 5m; stem orange; petiole pink; veins
red; sepals white, disc red, ovary green
w/burgundy; roots fusiform, surface color
orange-brown, inner skin beige, pulp yellow.
n.v.: queyemam (que=another guacamayo, verde
large cola)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	10 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
04081452