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247237. Vriesia cabin at a Wawara Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18591. 'Carata'. Fazenda da Bonita, Serra da Bocaina. Elevation 

 4,000 feet. Epiphyte ; flowers pink and yellow. 



247238. Vriesia hieeoglyphica (Carr.) Morren 



Col. No. 18560. Forest, Alto da Serra, Paranapiacaba. Epiphyte ; leaves 

 bright green, with darker green coarse-bands. 



247239. Vriesia sp. 



Col. No. 18492. Sao Benito. Leaves dark green to purplish. 



247240. Vriesia sp. 



Col. No. 18565. Forest, Alta da Serra, Paranapiacaba. Epiphyte; flowers 

 pink and yellow. 



247241. Vriesia sp. 



Col. No. 18631. Fazenda da Bonita, Serra da Bocaina. Elevation 3,600 

 feet. Epiphyte on trunk of Ara ucaria angustvfolia. 



247242. Vriesia sp. 



Col. No. 18694. 'Gravata'. Arvernas. Elevation 3,300 feet. Epiphyte. 

 247243 to 247248. Chacara Japonesa, Santos. 



247243. Begonia sp. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 18435. Plant to 2.5 feet high ; flowers white. Believed to grow 

 wild between Sao Paulo and Santos. 



247244. Phtllanthus sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



Col. No. 18437. Low woody herb to 2 feet high ; flowers small, pinkish. 



247245. Peperomia sp. Piperaceae. 



Col. No. 18438. Leaves thick, dark green. 



247246. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



Col. No. 18439. Bush to 4.5 feet high ; leaves variegated green to creamy- 

 white. 



247247. Pteris sp. Polypodiaceae. 



Col. No. 18440. Fronds whitish along center. 



247248. Gurania villosa Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. 



Col. No. 18441. 'Mascote' 'Flor de la'. Climber covered with dense gray 

 pubescence ; flowers in terminal clusters, pinkish. 



247249. Begonia sp. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 18443. Chacara Thaumaturgo, Santos. Leaves grayish-purplish- 

 brown below ; flowers small, pale pink. 



247250. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 18506. Institute de Botanica, Sao Paulo. Shrub to 3 feet high ; 

 flowers pinkish. 



247251. Hypocyrta radicans Klotzsch & Hanst. Gesneriaceae. 



Col. No. 18537. Forest Alta da Serra, Paranapiacaba. Attached to tree 

 trunk ; leaves lustrous dark green ; flowers white with mottled brown throat. 



247252. ( Undetermined. ) 



Col. No. 18542. Forest, Alta da Serra, Paranapiacaba. Epiphyte on tree 

 fern ; leaves purplish at times ; flowers pinkish. 



247253. Nematanthus longipes DC. Gesneriaceae. 



Col. No. 18554. Forest, Alta da Serra, Paranapiacaba. Small shrub in 

 scrub ; leaves, small dark green in dense crown ; fruit small, pinkish-red when 

 ripe. 



