Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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(333 545) Loganiaceae Field No. 120-14-8 Latin name Desfontainea spirosea Local name "Taigua" P.I. No. Locality data Las Lagunillas, 10 kms. west of puerto mount, llawaihue prov., chile Plant description Spiny leaved shrub to a height of 5'. Flowers red tubuliform with yellow tips. Special notes Supposed to be poisonous-said to be Wild? one of the five most poisonous plants of south chile Cult? For analysis - Heart project & ERRL Collector E.E. Smith & Beurt Sparre Date Dec. 31, 1952 twigs & leaves PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495