Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Manihot esculenta Crantz

  • Collector(s)

    K. S. Lowell 426, 26 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Santiago (Canton). Bomboiza River bridge. Cultivated.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00085223

    Occurrence ID: 46cedc44-7735-4bdb-9db4-8ed95fd334f2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Manihot esculenta Crantz det M. J. Huft, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • County/Municipio

    Santiago (Canton)

  • Locality

    Bomboiza River bridge. Cultivated

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

  • Georeferencing Method

    BioGeomancer, Guide to Best Practices for Georefer. Unable to georeference: cultivated specimen.

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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BOTANICAL
Field Museum of Natural History
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Michael J. Huft
ECUADOR
Ethnobotany of the Shuar Indians
Santiago Providence
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific Name: Manihot sp.
Shuar Name: mama
Castillano Name: yucca
Locality: Bomboiza River bridge
Habitat: cultivated, 600 meters altitude
Description: shrub 1-2 meters tall, pale green flowers
with pink tips and yellow anthers, stem purple-pink, roots
are white
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Ethnobotanical Information:
and used to make chicha
Collector: Karen S. Lowell
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roots are boiled and eaten
. 426 Date: 8/26/1985
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