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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