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237835 to 237916— Continued 



237885. Lecanorchis japonica Blume Orchidaceae. 



Col. No. 615. Moist shady banks, Isso River, Yakushima. Terrestrial 

 orchid; stems leafless; seed pods about 2 inches long. 



237886. Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Render Fagaceae. 



Col. No. 729. Tachimoto National Forest, Tanegashima. Evergreen oak 

 with large oblong edible acorns. 



237887. Lonicera affinis Hook. & Arn. Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



Col. No. 700. Roadside between Kurio and Onoaida, Yakushima. Vine; 

 leaves ovate; fruit on long stalk, Large, several in cluster, black. 



237888. Mitchella undulata Sieb. & Zucc. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 653. Moist woods above Kosugi-dani, Yakushima. Elevation 

 3,600 feet. Plant prostrate, evergreen; leaves ovate; fruit small, red. 



237889. Morinda umbellata L. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 594. Roadside between Miyanoura and Isso, Yakushima. Scan- 

 dant evergreen; leaves broad; fruit orange. 



237890. Psychotria serpens L. Rubiaceae. 



Col No. 589. Rocky stream bed, Isso River, Yakushima. Evergreen vine; 

 leaves opposite, narrow ovate; fruit white. 



237891. Psychotria sp. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 624. Along Miyanoura River, Manno National Forest, Yakushima. 

 Small evergreen shrub; leaves leathery, oblong; fruit in a corymb, red. 



237892. Psychotria sp. 



Col. No. 705. Seaside plant, along rocky ravines, Onoaida, Yakushima. 

 Evergreen tree; leaves clustered or whorled, dark green, ovate-lanceolate; 

 fruit red. 



237893. Quercus gilva Blume Fagaceae. Oak. 



Col. No. 742. Along forest road, Furuta National Forest, Tanegashima 

 Evergreen tree to 40 feet high; leaves ovate, brittle, serrate. 



237894. Quercus glauca Thunb. Blue Japanese oak. 



Col. No. 749. Along forest stream, Furuta National Forest, Tanegashima. 

 Evergreen tree; leaves ovate, rounded at base, teeth at apex. 



237895. Quercus wrightii Nakai Oak. 



Col. No. 698. Along seacoast road, Onoaida, Yakushima. Shrubby ever- 

 green tree; leaves tomentose beneath. 



237896. Quercus sp. 



Col. No. 730. Along stream bed, Tachimoto National Forest, Tanegashima. 

 Evergreen tree probably to 60 feet high; acorns ovate, large. 



237897. Raphiolepis sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 726. Along stream bed, Koseda, Yakushima. Evergreen tree to 

 20 feet high; leaves whorled, shiny, finely crenate; fruit blackish. 



237898. Raphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino Malaceae. 



Col. No. 734. In Tachimoto National Forest, Tanegashima. Tall ever- 

 green tree; fruit black, large. 



237899. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



Col. No. 657. Above Kosugi-dani, Yakushima. Elevation 3,500 feet. 

 Deciduous tree to 30 feet high; leaves ovate-lanceolate; fruit round, black, on 

 short stalks. 



