Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  2-3 km N on Palcazú road; San Francisco de Pichanáz. Agricultural field of Espíritú Francisco

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.48, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7465	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
VOUCHER SPECIMEN FOR
GRl IPGRIGERMPLASM ACCESSION
Please report any re-identification of the specimen to:
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute,
142 Via delle Sette Chiese, 00145 Rome Italy
10°291S, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 2-3km N on
Palcazti road; San Francisco de Pichan^z; humid
tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Espiritil Francisco.
- Shrub, 3.5m; stem silver-beige/brown;
petiole green/pink; veins white; roots fusi-
form, horizontal, surface color orange-brown,
inner skin pink-purple, pulp white.
n.v: aspanamam (aspan=forest leaf)
Use; Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 4, 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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