Manihot esculenta Crantz

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  3 km N of division in Pichis/Pacazú roads, San Francisco de Pichanáz. Agricultural field of Juana Carpena

• Elevation

  Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.48, -75.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN: CASSAVA OF PERU
7439	Euphorbiaceae
Manihot esculenta Crantz.
SlW 2 os, X
; Oxapampa;^3 km N
10°29'S, 75°04'W; Pasco;~Oxapampa;^3 km N of
division in Pichis/Palcazti roads; San Francisco
de Pichan£z; humid tropical forest at 500m.
Agricultural field of Juana Carpena.
Shrub, 3.5m; stem grey-beige; petiole red;
veins pink; sepals yellow-red, disc red,
ovary green w/burgundy; roots fusiform,
smooth, surface light brown, pulp yellow.
n.v.: yomamam (yom=sweet potato)
Use: Tuber made into 'Masato' (cassava beer).
J. Salick and S. Knapp	July 2. 1986
Special thanks to PEPP, IBPGR and
The Mellon Foundation
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