Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7474, 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: 4081462

    Occurrence ID: bba20030-e3df-4def-9592-4ae4a856e3ea

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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]

  • Distribution

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YT\ 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
BOTANICAL
^Parde**,
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7474	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 Vallesteras.
Shrub, 2.5m; stem silver-gold-brown;
petiole green; veins white; roots fusiform,
surface color orange/brown, inner skin color
pink, pulp color cream.
n. v.: tsallellemC&ame—from—Nueva -Al-d^a)
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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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