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Field No. 921 Latin name Dioscorea q. cyanisticta
Local name P.I. No.
Locality data Coffee finca at La Suiza, a little
beyond the Institute, Turrialba, C.R.
Plant description Vine with mottled lus, ovate-cordate;
slender stem and a slender to flattened
rhizome 6 in to 1 ft below surface of
ground
Special notes her. spec., rhizomes for prop. Wild? ✓
at Glenn Dale + rhizomes for testing Cult?
at E.U.R.L. att.: Dr. Correll
Collector Schubert, Rogerson + J.T. Cordoba Date 7/26/55
PLANT INTRODUCTION SECTION, HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH BRANCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
HC-1 (7-54) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 16-70713-1 GPO