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