Title
Collection number book # 11, nos. 21393-22136, Dec. 8, 1943 Aug. 20, 1944, Colombia
Title Variants
Alternative:
Collection and field note book no. 11, Dec. 8 1943 August 20, 1944 (21393-22136)
Related Titles
Contained In:
F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
Series:
SIA Acc. 12-040
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1943-1944
Notes
An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected from 8 December 1943 to 20 August 1944 in Colombia. Collector numbers 21393-22136 are included. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, and sometimes detailed physical description of the specimen that includes its measurements, color, and other information. Some entries are diary-like. Localities include but are not limited to various areas of Cundinarmarca, Santander, Boyaca, Magdalena, Meta, Tolima, Choco, Antioquia, and Caldas. A letter from Tom Bellis (Chemist) to Fred W. Pearman (Chief, Colombian Cinchona Division), subject line "Antioquia Remijia as a possible source of quinidine", is inserted at the beginning of the book. 195 pages of notes.
Subjects
Antioquia
,
Botany
,
Boyacá
,
Caldas
,
Chocó
,
Colombia
,
Cundinamarca
,
Field notes
,
Magdalena
,
Meta
,
Norte de Santander
,
Santander
,
Tolima
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.129972
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