202 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 165 



240699 to 240730— Continued 



240714. Hintonia latifolia Bullock Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 16542. In forest, San Bernardo, Sonora. February 1957. Slender r 

 wild, ornamental tree; flowers showy in winter; not cold hardy. 



240715. Ilex rubra S. Wats. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



Col. No. 16508. Tepopa, Sierra Saguaribo Sonora. February 1957. Ele- 

 vation 1,055 meters. Large symmetrical, densely leaf\ 7 , wild ornamental tree. 



240716. Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. Fabaceae. Indigo. 



Col. No. 16489. San Bernardo, Sonora. March 1957. Elevation 301 

 meters. Erect, wild, perennial bush, used as a dye. 



240717. Montanoa rosei Rob. & Greenm. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 16495. In forest, San Bernardo, Sonora. March 1957. Rapid 

 growing, long-stemmed, cespitose, wild perennial. 



240718. Mahonia longipes Standi. Berberidaceae. 



Col. No. 16512. In oak forest zone, Tepopa, Sierra Saguaribo, Sonora. 

 February 1957. Elevation 1,055 meters. Wild shrub; wood bright yellow; 

 used in dying leather and cloth. 



240719. Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Mimosaceae. Guamachil. 



Col. No. 16554. Miramas by Rio Mayo, Sonora. May 2, 1957. Wild tree; 

 seeds unusually large; pulp sweet. 



240720 to 240724. Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. Polygonaceae. Canaigre. 



Collected 12 miles south of Nogales, Sonora. Apr., 1957. 



16473. Low wild plant; several stems; leaves small. 



16474. Low, wild, drought-inhibited perennial. 



16475. Wild plant, 3 to 4 stems. 



16476. Wild plant; late seeding. 



16477. Wild, drought-inhibited perennial. 



240725. Salpianthus macrodontus Standi. Nyctaginaceae. 



Col. No. 16500. San Bernardo, Sonora. Apr. 30, 1957. Perennial to 6 

 feet high; roots fleshy; used as food by Indians. 



240726. Sesbania sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 16481. Clay soil in flood plain, often standing in water, northwest 

 of Bicam, Sonora. Apr. 28, 1957. Plant to 2 meters high, wild; stalks dry; 

 semi-dehiscent. 



240727. Setaria macrostachya H.B.K. Poaceae. Plains bristlegrass. 



Col. No. 16586. Arroyo alluvium under mesquite, Sierra Tesota near Palo 

 Alto, Sonora. May 5, 1957. Wild, leafy, bunchgrass, rather coarse; browsed 

 by cattle. 



240728. Stevia sp. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 16487. Sierra Saguaribo, Sonora. February 1957. Elevation 

 1,806 meters. Wild, local medicinal herb. 



240729. Tabebuia palmeri Rose Bignoniaceae. 



Col. No. 16499. San Bernardo, Sonora. Apr. 30, 1957. Wild ornamental 

 tree; flowers pink. 



240730. Trichilia hirta L. Meliaceae. 



Col. No. 16485. Sapopa near San Bernardo, Sonora. Mar., 1957. 

 Wild, subtropical, symmetrical tree. 



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