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Field No. 143-H-T
Latin name Dioscorea
Local name
Locality data Beach at Chanaral, ATACAMA
prov., chile
Plant description Small plants with medium
sized tubers growing in the sand.
(Note - data from # 12915 of the Univ. of
Concepcion, Chile, Herbarium)
Special notes For B.G. Schubert
Wild? ✓
Cult?
E.E. Smith JAN 24, 1954
Collector (Mario Ricardi # 2260 Date Sept. 27, 1953)
PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495