Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7475, 07 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. CN Loma Linda-Laguna; 19 km N on Palcazu Rd, Nueva Aldea. Obtained from school agricultural plot; informant: Brígida Vallesteros.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081460

    Occurrence ID: 04448cf0-e0e5-44d5-8a1f-c47a88201df6

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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

    CN Loma Linda-Laguna; 19 km N on Palcazu Rd, Nueva Aldea. Obtained from school agricultural plot; informant: Brígida Vallesteros

  • Elevation

    Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.33, -75.07

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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04081460
BOTANICAL
Gardei*
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
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7475	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°20'S, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; CN Loma
Linda-Laguna; 19km N on Palcazu Rd, Nueva
Aldea; humid tropical forest at 450m.
Obtained from the school agricultural plot;
informant: Brigida Vallesteres.
Shrub 3m; stem red/beige/silver; petiole
pink; veins pink; sepals white, disc red,
ovary green w/burgundy; roots fusiform, hori-
zontal, surface color orange/brown, pulp yellow.
n.v.: nevachomam (nevate or nevacho=pichio)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	5 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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