Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  Río La Raya; 2 km W of Palcazu road; CN Laguna. Agricultural field of Soledán Lopez Ahueshe

• Elevation

  Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.32, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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
*73
sA
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7495	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°19IS, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; Río La Raya;
2 km W of Palcazu road; CN Laguna; humid
tropical forest at 400m.
Agricultural field of Soledán Lopez Ahueshe.
Shrub,3m; stem silver-red-brown;petiole pink/
green; veins white; sepals pink/white, disc
orange, ovary green w/red; roots conical, hori-
zontal, surface color orange-brown, pulp yellow.
n.v.: nevachemam (or pa1shefíorrre1=male)
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
04081466