Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  15 km N of Laguna; Shiringamazú. Agricultural field of Enrique Pedro

• Elevation

  Alt. 380 m. (1247 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.25, -75.12

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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Date: Jan 24,2008
Material Removed: Leaf
By: Doyle McKey and Jan Salicl
Inst: Centre d’Ecologie Fonction
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7528	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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(Y^\ 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
10°151S, 75°07'W; Pasco; Oxapampa; 15km N of
Laguna; Shiringamazil; humid tropical forest at
380m.
Agricultural field of Enrique Pedro, curandero.
Shrub, 3m; stem silver-orange; petiole pink-
green; veins white; sepals green-white, disc
red, ovary green w/burgundy; roots conical,
surface color orange-brown, pulp yellow,
n.v.: ma'norromam (ma'fiorr=deer; the root is
the color of a deer)
Use: Tuber is edible and can be made into
'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	10 July 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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