Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

		
		
		
		
		
		
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upper,aid«v pal« green on lower side;
flower» arising In ctnter of plant; spathe
grass green in lower fourth on const rioted
basal part, pale greenish-yellow in rest
of part, involute; spadix erearay-yellc»;
peduncle dull purple above*
HHf PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
Oolocasia esculenta (L«)Sohott
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tafeer m h<«i*pherioal mm etatt fHI firihrt
long and I Inches I» diameter surround«« If
hrown stein* ptat W I/i #*«t tall;
fivmly MB%raaa0eoti*t MU Id«« grteu or dull
green ahewe * «I d*U purple spot where
peliole touches UaH with I dull purple line*
roan lag «tag Inner ü|li if iml lote, pale
hlMtm* Mow i peliole Ml laweader m
State of Anzoátegui: cultivated ground, in conuco, near Río León,
northeast of Bergantín, altitude 600 meters.
JULIAN A. STEYERMARK	MARCH 4, 1945
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