Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

V-
f^mM^°rpr PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
0ab. Micron, FI.	W<M#BAI	ATOL
Ipomoea batatas C^ ) La^-
Det. Bet. F. R. Foaberg
Locality ' Utagal Islet
Habitat flat coral sand; northern portion brushy forest with Scaevola,
Guettarda, Eugenia, and Barringtonia; central part an abandoned
Japanese garden, open, grassy; southern part village with bread-
fruit, few coconuts.
In open formerly cultivated garden*
Date July 28, 1946	Altitude 1-2 m. (estimated)
Coll. Clarence Y. C. Wong No. 19
Remarks Purple veins, stems* "yamotaa11
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
05100168