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51707 to 51739— Continued. 



51723. LicuALA RUMPHn Blume. PhcenicacetE. Palm. 

 A rather showy dwarf fan pahii gi-own for its peculiar habit and band- 

 some foliage. The slender stem bears a crown of Iong-i)etioled roundish 

 leaves, 3 feet or more in diameter, with 12 to 15 segments. The simply 

 branched spadix, 4 or 5 feet long, bears the small ellipsoid fruits, is'ative 

 to Celebes and Borneo. (Adapted from Blume, Ruinphki, vol. 2, p. ///.) 



51724. Maetinezia EBOSA Linden. Phoenicacere. Palm. 

 A rather small South American palm, covered throughout with long 



needlelike spines. The pinnate leaves consist of a few pairs of narrowish 

 leaflets at the base with a pair of broader ones at the apex, whicli is 

 truncate and ragged. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 1812, p. 

 1296.) 



51725. Nenga schefferiana Beccari. Phoenicacea?. Palm. 

 A graceful spineless rather small Malayan palm with long-stemmed pin- 

 nate leaves and ellipsoid fruits about an inch in length. (Adapted from 

 Annales, Jardin Botaniqtie de Buitenzorg, vol. 2, p. 84.) 



51726. Oncospekma filasientosum Blume. Phoenicacefc. • Palm. 



An elegant palm with a trunk 30 to 40 feet high, distinctly annulate 

 and armed, and with a thick, graceful crown. The pinnate leaves are 

 10 to 12 feet long, with pinnre about a foot in length. This palm is 

 common on the borders of the paddy swamps in the Malay Peninsula. 

 (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Natural History, vol. 5, p.JiG.'f.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49548. 



51727. Pand'anus atrocarpus Griffith. Pandanacese. Screw pine. 

 A tree 40 to 60 feet high and about 6 inches in diameter, with linear 



acuminate dark-green leaves 20 feet long and 4 inches wide. The fra- 

 grant white spikes are 4 to 6 inches long and the fruits an inch long. 

 The leaves are used for making coverings for carts, for ?.creens, hats, 

 etc. (Adapted from Ridley, Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Pen- 

 insula, pt. 2, p. 230.) 



51728. Pandanus furcatus Roxb. Pandanacefe. Screw pine. 

 One of the most ornamental of the screw pines, attaining a height of 



about 5 meters, with dark-green, linear, spiny leaves, 3 or 4 or more 

 meters long, gracefully arching and somewhat spirally arranged. The 

 whitish gray inflorescence emits a very agreeable odor. Native to the 

 East Indies. (Adapted from Revtie Horticole, vol. 51, p. 290.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 39652. 



51729. Pandanus labyrinthicus Kurz. Pandanacese. Screw pine. 

 A shrub 15 to 20 feet high, with erect-spreading branches, and a 



slender, wartv trunk which sends out stiltlike, intricate aerial roots. 

 The somewhat leathery linear leaves, 4 to 6 feet long, are shining above, 

 with the margins and midribs densely spiny with curving white spines. 

 The drupes are shining olive green, becoming golden. Native to the 

 East Indies. (Adapted from Miquel, Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno- 

 Batavi, vol. 2, p. 53.) 



51730. Pandanus polycephalus Lam. Pandanacea?. Screw pine. 

 An East Indian screw pine with leaves about 3 feet long and 2 inches 



wide. The natives eat the young snow-white leaves, which are tender 

 and sweet, and also the unopened flower heads. (Adapted from Hcync, 

 Ntittige Plant oi van Nederlandsch-Indie, vol. 1, p. 29.) 



51731. Pandanus tectorius Parkins. Pandanacese. Screw pine. 

 A small tree with a trunk which usually begins to branch very low, 



the branches bending nearly to the ground; the leaves are long, ."--.word- 

 shaped, armed with spines on the margins and keel, and of great tex- 

 tile strength. The tree is native to Oceanica and was introduced 

 into Guam probably at a very early date. In the latter place the na- 

 tives plant this species in hedges, where it serves the double purpose 

 of a fence and a source of material for cordage, mats, hats, and bags. 

 (Adapted from Safford, Useful Plants of Guam, p. 3/,.',.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51138. 



