Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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Field No. 12-H-T Latin name Dioscorea humifusa Papp. Local name P.I. No. Locality data Along the highway above the Administration Build - National Botanical Garden of Chile, Valparaiso, Chile - Elev. 100' Plant description plant & tubers look similar to H8 - but as both fruits & flowers were found a separate collection was made Long thin tubers Special notes "ERPL" Analysis & propagation Wild? -- Cult? Collector E E Smith Date 10/26/53 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495