Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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sterile Field No. 158-H-T Latin name Local name "PAPA del monte" P.I. No. Locality data Todos Santos Viega, Todos Santos, Cochabamba, Bolivia 9001 E-16 (Specimens Sterile - according to people no flowers produced. Plant description Large leaves lobate, stem winged. Young leaves entire. Growing on cut & cleared land end along river. A purple & white colored stem variety, both producing Special notes Potatoes there are said to be eatable. Wild? _ For analysis "PROPAGATION" Cult? _ Collector E.E. Smith-Jorge Valdivia Date Feb 11, 1954 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495