Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  8 km W of Iscozacín; Agricutural field of Jorge Hurtado

• Elevation

  Alt. 360 m. (1181 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.15, -75.23

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

fT\ VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
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
Date: Jan 24, 2008
Material Removed: Leaf
By: Doyle McKey
Inst: Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERÜ
7570	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot, esculenta Crantz.
-	Villa Amerika# 8 km W. of Iscozacin,
Oxapampa, Pasco? humid tropical forest; 360m;
10°09'S, 75°14'W.
-	Agricultural field of Jorge Hurtado.
-	Shrub, 3m; stem beige; petiole purple;
veins purple; roots conical, smooth, surface
color brown, inner skin white, pulp white.
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
*Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	14 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBP6R and
The Mellon Foundation
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