COL000446643 - Manihot esculenta Crantz - Euphorbiaceae

General information
Bar code	COL000446643
Catalog number	175346
Collector	Glenboski, Linda L.
Collector number	C-85
Collection date	Oct. 5, 1972
Observations	Common name: "yuca blanca"
Update date	June 13, 2016
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Manihot
Specific epithet	esculenta
Author	Crantz
Determiner	SIN
Geographic information
Country	COLOMBIA
Department	AMAZONAS
County	PUERTO NARIÑO
Locality	East of Puerto Nariño, Rio Loreto-Yacu.
Attributes
Habit
Phenology	fruiting
Uses/Organ	Local uses: Tubers peeled, boiled, and eaten; used to make "farina"; also used in making "masato" (Indians - Tukuna)

General information