Calvin Ross Sperling field notebooks, 1980-1984
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5399 Elaphoglossum jamesonii (Hook2) (rev.) more at R.T. 85 5400 Asplenium praemorsum Sw. Asplenium. at R.T. 85 5401 Asplenium monanthes. L. Adiantum at R.T. 85 5402 Asplenium praemorsum. Sw. Asplenium same as 5400. at R.T. 85 5403. The yellow, shrub to 2.0 m in ravine or rocks 5404 Ullucus tuberosus found on whole range 2680-2780m. growing in V of the ravine and running up the rock face. Tuber buried in dirt and rocks. Tuber pea size to marble size. pink, white or yellowish. very sticky mucilaginous. just starting to grow. plants up to 3 m high, stem reddish. Tubers easy to find once we had climbed up ravine & exposed the soil.