Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7496, 08 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. Laguna, 2 km W up the Raya River. Agricultral field of soledan Lopez Ahueshi.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081457

    Occurrence ID: af45b52b-d917-4b35-bfb9-f85e892f5767

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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

    Laguna, 2 km W up the Raya River. Agricultral field of soledan Lopez Ahueshi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.32, -75.07

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERÙ
7496	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
-	Laguna, 2km W. up the Raya River, Oxapampa,
Pasco; 400m; humid tropical forest; 10°19'S,
75°4'W.
-	Agricultural field of Soledan Lopez Ahueshi.
-	Shrub, 3.5m; stem silver-red-brown; petiole
green; veins white; sepals green-yellow/pink,
disc red; roots conical, horizontal, surface
color brown, inner skin pink, pulp white.
n.v: bernsnogun(berr«- Qood and rich; foztes
JiKe noear; doesnt spe*V
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	8 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
04081457