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 Guillermo Ortíz, 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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7590	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°13'S, 75°17'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 18km NW of
Iscozacin along Rio Comparachim£s; Pampa
Hermosa de Tsopis; humid tropical forest at
500m.
Agricultural field of Guillermo Ortiz,
informants Martin and Guillermo Ortiz.
Shrub,4m;stem white-beige;petiole green-pink;
veins pink/white;sepals cream/red,disc red,ovary
green w/burgundy wings;roots cylindrical»hori-
zontal , long, red-orange with cream colored pulp.
n.v.: velamam (this yuca was brought from Sta.
Maria on Rio Pachitea by an old man from Palma)
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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