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Field No. 468-T
Latin name
Local name PALIO
P.I. No.
Locality data MARKET, LA OROYA, PERU
Plant description Small rhizomes with a shrimp
like appearance- cooked with foods
to give it yellow color.
Special notes For propagation
Wild?_
Cult?_
Collector E.E. Smith Date 3/24/54
PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495