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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
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