Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45412, 13 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kukui River. Jawalla Village, at Kukui mouth.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4081550

    Occurrence ID: 63c899cf-4b34-44df-b4ad-3c24ec978cda

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Kukui River. Jawalla Village, at Kukui mouth

  • Elevation

    Alt. 460 m. (1509 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
No. 45412 Manihot esculenta Crantz, det. D^Rogers, 11/61
NEW YORK BOTANICALGARDEN
04081550
Ca-shi-ri-yek; stem brownish; bud green; petiole
green with red attachment; 2.4 m; fruit set yes; branching
456; inclined, root brown, rough; used in making cassiri
(cashiri), a fermented beverage based on grated cassava
root; #45404 - 45414 all from one woman's farm, and within
50 feet of each other; Jawalla Village, at Kukui mouth;
oa ’ 460 m.
Kukui River.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
13 September i960
04081550