52 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49527 to 49567— Continued. 



fributed throughout .Tava. (Adapted from King, Materials for n I'lora 

 of the Malayan Penvnsula, vol. 1, p. IJf.) 



49543. MoBiNDA BRACTEATA Koxb. RubiacesB. 



(No. 760.) A medium-sized tree with a slender trunk, native to the 

 eastern portions of the East Indian Archipelago. The most useful part 

 of this tree is the root, which is a source of a red dye for linen and 

 .varus, used by itself or with sapan wood (Caesalpinia sapnn). The 

 fruits are given to children as a vermifuge. (Adapted from Heyne, Nut- 

 tipe Plant en van Nederlandschindie, vol. If, p. 207.) 



49544. MvRiCA javanica Blume. Myricacese. 



(No. 836.) An aromatic shrub, native to .lava, with obovate leathery 

 leaves and dioecious catkins. (Adapted from Blume, Biidracjen Flora 

 Nederlandsch Indie, vol. 1, p. oil.) 



49545. Mykistica inebs Blume. Myristicaceae. 



(No. 691.) A tree with slender dark-brown branchlets, oblong-lance- 

 olate papery leaves up to 7 inches long, and large oblong fruits borne 

 singly or in pairs, up to 3 inches long and half as thick. It is native 

 to .Java. (Adapted from Journal and Proceedings, Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal, vol. 15, pt. 2, p. 230.) 



49546. Nageia cupbessina (E. Br.) F. Muell. Taxacefe. 

 ( Podocarpus ciipressina R. Br.) 



(Nos. 797 and 809.) A lofty evergreen tree, distributed throughout 

 the Malay Archipelago. On the older branches the leaves are minute 

 and lanceolate ; on the younger branches the leaves are linear, distichous, 

 and spreading. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 5. 

 p. 650.) 



49547. Nectandea axgustifolia (.Schrad.) Nees and Mart. Lauracefe. 

 (No. 835.) A tree native to southern Brazil with narrowly lanceo- 

 late acuminate leaves and axillary panicles of flowers. The wood is 

 used for interiors of houses and for cabinetwork. (Adapted from 

 Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 46, and lAnnaea, vol. 8, p. 48.) 



49548. Oncospeema FiLAMENXosuii Blume. Phoenicacese. Palm 

 (Areca tigillaria Jack.) 



(No. 726.) A very elegant pabn with a trunk 30 to 40 feet high, dis- 

 tinctly annulate and armed, and with a thick graceful crown. The pin- 

 nate leaves are 10 to 12 feet long with pinnae about a foot long. On the 

 borders of paddy swamps in the Malay Peninsula Uiis palm is quite com- 

 mon. (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Nattiral History vol 5 r, 



m.) ' 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 4.5962. 



49549. Oncospebma horridum (Griffith) SchefE. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 {Areca horrida Griffith.) 



(No. 707.) A stately palm, 30 to 40 feet tall, indigenous to the 

 ■ Straits Settlements. The trunk is annulate and much armed, and the 

 pinnate dark-gi-een leaves, which spread in every direction, are up to 16 

 feet in length and 5 feet in width. The axillary spadix has a stout vel- 

 low peduncle, and the round, purplish black fruits are the size of h 

 musket ball. (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Natural History vol 

 5. p. .',65.) 



