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Field No. 4-T-H Latin name Dioscorea bridgesii Grises
Local name
P.I. No.
Locality data Same as #3-National Botanical Garden of
chile, viƱa del mar, Valparaiso, chile
Elev ca 100'
Plant description small trailing plants to 3' in length
in places covering the whole face of the
cut bank along the trail at the lake in the
garden.
Special notes Tubers very hard to collect Wild?
as the vines would break while trying
To trace them to the tuber. "ERRH" Analysis & Propagation Cult?
Collector E.E. Smith Date Oct. 25, 1953
PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495