of their existence) or to any other people, the Sibundoy 
believe that their ancestors have lived in the valley from 
earliest times. 
The present pattern of subsistence, the sole occupation 
of the great majority of the Sibundoy, may best be 
termed horticulture. Their gardens consist of highly 
mixed plantings in partly cleared areas which retain 
many elements of the native flora. Maize (Zea Mays L.) 
is the chief crop and is the most abundant food plant in 
the gardens. Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L., P. flavescens 
Piper), taros (Colocasia esculenta Schott, Xanthosoma 
Jacquin Schott), arracachas (Arracacia wanthorrhiza 
Baner.) and tree kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala 
DC.) are also much planted; together with maize, these 
constitute the basis of the food supply. Many other food 
and medicinal domesticates are grown, but most of them 
are encountered infrequently (Bristol, MS). 
TAXONOMY 
Philoglossa peruviana De Candolle var. sapida 
Bristol var. nov. 
Jaumeopsis mimuloides Hieronymus var. subintegri- 
folia Hieronymus in Engler Bot. Jahrb. 28: 619. 
(1901) nom. nud. 
A Philoglossa peruviana caulibus viridis, vivo apparen- 
ter carnosis sed siccitate ut videtur carnosioribus, glabris 
vel hirsutis; internodiis 45 ecm. longis vel brevioribus; 
foliis ab integris usque ad subincisis, apice sive rotundatis 
vel acutis sed semper mucronulatis, basi acutis vel cunea- 
tis, margine similiter mucronulato-denticulatis principal- 
iter differt. 
Tyre: Bristol 1253. 3 km. sw. Sibundoy, Valle de Sibundoy, Putu- 
mayo, Colombia. Alt. 2200 m. (Herb. Gray). 
This member of the Compositae has weak, herbaceous, 
repent stems that send out at every node roots and that 
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