(#50-s48) v v Field No. 75-H-T Latin name Dioscorea auriculata Poep. Local name P. I. No. Locality data Rio de las Cruces, Lotaquete, Concepcion, Concepcion prov., Chile 100' elev. Plant description Large erect leaved plant growing on a rounded ravine on the edge of a road cut. The flattened discoid tubers were imbedded among the stones. Special notes For analysis "EAR" & "propagation" Wild? Cult? Collector E.E. Smith & Brent Sparre Date Dec 1, 1953 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495