6 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 176 



324342 to 324423— Continued 

 324352 to 324373— Continued 



324364. Col. No. 54. Ten km. north of Oaxaca. Very common in 

 arroyos and dry sandy areas. Tree small, willowy, to 6 m., late 

 flowers abundant, some residual pods; leaves to 25 cm., 17 to 19 pairs 

 pinnae, 40 to 50 pairs leaflets; anthers 5-7 mm., pink, head to 2 cm. 

 diameter; 4-6 heads per node, peduncle 1.5 cm. Seeds large. Pods 

 1.5 by 9-12 cm., deep red pigment in pilose young pods and leaf veins. 



324365. Col. No. 55. Fourteen km. north of Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. 

 Description same as P.I. 324364. 



324366. Col. No. 57. On road to San Juan del Estado, 20 km. north of 

 Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. 



324367. Col. No. 58. On road to San Juan del Estado, 20 km. north of 

 Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. 



324368. Col. No. 64. One km. north of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. 

 Willowy trees to 5 m. high; 16 to 18 pairs pinnae; 40 to 45 pairs 

 leaflets; anthers red; pigment in leaves; pods 1.1 cm. by 10 cm. Seeds 

 very small, typical. 



324369. Col. No. 66. One km. west of Jalapa, Veracruz. Tree to 4 m., 

 covered with young fruit and flowers, some residual pods. Anthers 

 red, tips of style red, no other color in flower. Branches reddish. 



324370. Col. No. 94a. Thirty-six km. south of Teguci on road to 

 Zamorano; dry woodlands, sporadic. In flower and young pod. An- 

 thers and style tips red. Flower heads less than 1 cm., leaves with 

 11 to 14 pairs pinnae, 25 to 34 pairs leaflets. 



324371. Col. No. 129. San Jose Acatempa, Departmento Jutiapa, 1.5 

 km. west of Llano Grands. Elevation 1,000 m. Rolling hills in open 

 areas, occasionally cultivated. Leaves small, thin; flowers small, red- 

 dish; seeds larger than L. diversifolia. Flowering just begun. 



324372. Col. No. 130. Twenty km. northwest of Jalapa on road to 

 Sanarate, Departmento Jalapa. (Also seen in Departmento Progresso). 

 Dense rain forests. Plants competitive at this site. Trees typical, to 

 6 m., endemic; flowers reddish, some residual pods to 1.5 cm. by 12 cm. 

 Seeds longer than L. diversifolia of Mexico. No evidence of the leaflet 

 pilosity. 



324373. Col. No. 131. Twenty km. northwest of Jalapa on road to 

 Sanarate, Departmento Jalapa. 



324374 to 324381. Leucaena esculenta (Moc. & Sesse) Benth. 



324374. Col. No. 1. Local name: Guaje. Temascaltepec, southwest of 

 Toluca, Mexico, D.F. Roadside. Sporadic trees, open area, valley 

 amid mountains. Elevation 1,730 m. Tree 8 to 13 m., spreading 

 crown similar to Jacaranda, whitish bark, sparse foliage. Leaves 

 with 10 to 12 pairs pinnae, 20 to 30 pairs leaflets; 4 to 6 mm., more or 

 less acute tip. No flowers, pods variable, red, 10 to 20 cm. long. 

 Seeds more or less round, flat, 8 to 10 m. in diameter; often with 

 Bromeliad parasite. 



324375. Col. No. 8. Two km. north of Alpuyeca, south of Cuernavaca, 

 Morelos; along river. Widely naturalized between Zacatepec and 

 Cuautla. Typical of species; see P.I. 324374. Pods from last year's 

 flowers. 



324376. Col. No. 14. Twenty km. north of Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla. 

 Elevation 1,640 m. Trees to 8 m., some in flower; pods 2 by 12 to 15 

 cm., glabrous, reddish. Leaves droop at sunrise. 



324377. Col. No. 15. Cultivated on plains of Puebla, along Route 150. 

 Five km. north of Tecamachalco, Puebla. Tree typical, to 60 km; 

 handsome. Pods just ripe. No weevils in pods. Other trees in 

 flower; photo insensitive. 



