Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  Loma Linda, km 23 of Palcazu road. Agricultural field of Mañuela Francisco and Daniel Sedano

• Elevation

  Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.32, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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7485	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
10°19'S, 75°4'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; Loma Linda,
km 23 of Palcazu road; humid tropical forest
at 400m.
Agricultural field of Mañuela Francisco and
Daniel Sedaño.
Shrub, 1.5m; stem silver-orange; petiole
white; veins white; sepals burgundy/cream,
disc red, ovary green w/red; roots fusiform,
surface color orange/brown, pulp yellow.
n.v.: morra'temam [morra'E:=mamacaraca or
unacalaca (animals)]
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	7 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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