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Field No. 23-H-B Latin name Amaryllidaceae
Hippeastrum ?
Local name P.I. No.
Locality data 25 kilometers south of La Serena,
Coquimba, Chile on Pan American Highway
Plant description Has some yellow flowered plant with
fairly large bulbs - growing in very sandy
soil
Special notes To "Heart project" and "ERPA"
for analysis - propagation Wild? Cult?
Collector E.E. Smith & Tania Gutierrez Date 10/29/53
PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495
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