Field notebooks : Mexico
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Field No. F-2681 Latin name Bumelia Local name Temposquitillo P.I. No. Locality data Vic. of Sumidero, Veracruz; on the west approaching a bank of the Rio Sonzo, a tributary of the Mezlac. Plant description Tree up to 12 m. or more; contains latex; fruit edible, black when mature. Special notes Sapotacrea Wild? Cult? V Collector F. Martinez M. Date May 1957 PLANT INTRODUCTION SECTION, HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH BRANCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HC-1 (7-54) 16-70713-1 GPO