Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  1 km S of Cacazú; CN Unión de la Selva. Agricultural field of Rosa Lourdes; informant: Inez Francisco

• Elevation

  Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.65, -75.1

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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7410	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°39'S, 75°6'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 1 km S of
Cacazú; CN Unión de la Selva; humid tropical
forest at 900m.
Agricultural field of Rosa Lourdes; informant:
Inez Francisco. Field flat, floods once every
3-4 yrs.
- Shrub, 3.5m; stem orange; petiole red;
veins pink; sepals green, disc red, ovary
green w/ burgundy wings; root fusiform, hori-
zontal, surface color brown, pulp white.
n.v: huasachemam (named after 'wasach' tree,
Erythrina, which has red flowers.
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	June 30, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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