Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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(409548) Field No. 130-4-T Latin name Dioscorea valdiviensis Kunth Local name "Lengua de Gato" P.I. No. Locality data Parque Nacional Niebel, Temuco, Cautin Prov., Chile (near the villarezia where the peace was signed with the Indians.) Plant description Leaves with elongate center lobe and very small and existant lateral lobes. Tuber crudly shaped. Special notes For Analysis "EARL" 4 Wild? ✓ "propagation" Cult? Collector E.E. Smith & Benkt Sparre Date JAN 9, 1954 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495