4 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 176 



324310 to 324336—Continued 



324336. Leucaena shannonii Donn. Smith 



Col, No. 123. North of Santa Ana on road to St. Cristobel, 1 km. south of 

 Candelaria. Elevation 678 m. Tree to 4 m. Leaves to 15 cm., glabrous, 

 4-5 pairs pinnae, 9-12 pairs leaflets, petiole 2-3 cm. Large, reddish-brown, 

 elevated gland at or below lowermost pinnae. Leaves grade into L. leu- 

 cocephala. Terminal flowers borne on leafy "raceme," 3-6 nodes. Open 

 flower heads white, similar to L. leucocephala, 5-12 mm. in diameter. 

 Flowering initiated in July. Residual pods from previous November. 

 Anthers pilose. Pods similar to L. diversifolia; 1-1.2 cm. wide, 7 to 10 cm. 

 long. Large rectangular seeds, slightly fuzzy. 



324337 to 324341. 



From Guatemala. Seeds collected in July 1967 by J. L. Brewbaker, Depart- 

 ment of Horticulture, Agriculture Experiment Station, University of 

 Hawaii, Honolulu. Numbered Jan. 2, 1968. 



324337. Leucaena diversifolia (Shhlecht.) Benth. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 132. Ten km. east of Saranate, Departmento Progresso. Ele- 

 vation 700 m. Trees to 6 m., glabrous, similar to L. diversifolia, but with 

 green pods, very small heads, apparently with white anthers; more or less 

 glabrous throughout. Leaves to 15 cm., 5-8 pairs pinnae, 20 to 30 pairs 

 leaflets 3-5 mm. Leaves close very quickly when picked. Flower heads 

 1-3 at nodes, to 6 mm. diameter before anthesis. Pods glabrous. 



324338 to 324341. Leucaena shannonii Donn. Smith 



324338. Col. No. 124. Local name: Guaje. Along highway between 

 Asuncion Mita and Jutiapa. Trees to 10 m., more or less vigorous; 

 clearly endemic at this location. Flower in long spikes (racemes) to 

 30 cm. 



324339. Col. No. 125. See P.I. 324338. 



324340. Col. No. 126. See P.I. 324338. 



324341. Col. No. 127. See P.I. 324338. 



324342 to 324423. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected in July 1967 by J. L. Brewbaker, Department 

 of Horticulture, Agriculture Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, 

 Honolulu. Numbered Jan. 2, 1968. 



324342. Acacia acatlensis Benth. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 12. Ten km. south of Cuautla, Morelos ; foothills. Tree to 4 m. 

 high; leaves resemble L. microcarpa; 3-4 pinnae, 3-5 leaflets, 1.0 by 1.5 

 cm., glabrous, thick; pods more or less indehiscent, 6-10 cm. long. 



324343. Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd 



Col. No. 3. Five miles south of Urangato, Michoacan. Thorny shrub to 

 2.5 m. high ; flower head loose, yellow. 



324344. Acacia sp. 



Col. No. 4. Local name: Mesquite. Five miles south of Urangato, 

 Michoacan. Irregular-formed tree, 8-15 m. high. No flowers present; pods 

 near maturity. 



324345. Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 10. Four km. west of Zacatepec, Morelos. Elevation 1,000 m. 

 Common in plantings through city. Tree to 6 m. high. Heavy pod pro- 

 duction; scattered flowers with typical elongate anthers and stamens. 



324346 to 324451. Leucaena collinsii Britton & Rose Leguminosae. 



