140 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 166 



248052. Tabebuia vellosii Toledo. Bignoniaceae. 



Col. No. 18704. 'Ipe Roxo'. Horto Florestal, Cantareira, Sao Paulo. 

 Medium-sized to rather high tree. 



248053. Tibouchina mutabilis Cogn. Melastomataceae. 



Col. No. 18714. 'Quaresmeira'. Horto Florestal, Cantareira, Sao Paulo. 

 Tree to 10 meters high; flowers white at first, becoming lilac and finally 

 magenta-colored. 



248054. Tibouchina sp. 



Col. No. 18881. Riberao do Rancho, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Shrub or 

 small tree to 3 meters high at edge of forest ; flowers lilac colored. 



248055. Caesalpinia peltophoroides Benth. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Col. No. 18708. 'Sibipuruna'. Horto Florestal, Cantareira, Sao Paulo. 

 Tree to 13 meters high ; flowers small, yellow, in clusters. 



248056. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 18848. 'Cambuca'. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Tree to 3.5 

 meters high ; fruits yellow ; pulp edible. 



248057. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 18871. Rio Paulo, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 700 

 meters. Epiphyte in rain forest. 



248058 to 248064. Received May 19, 1958. 



248058. Calliandra tweedi Benth. Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. 18696. Institut Florestal, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Wide-spreading 

 shrub with dense foliage ; flowers reddish-pink. 



248059. Gunnera manicata Linden Halorrhagidaceae. Great gunnera. 



Col. No. 18959. Boca da Serra, Sao Francisco de Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Elevation 900 meters. Rare plant with stems to 2 meters long ; leaves about 

 2 meters wide. 



248060. Maranta sp. Marantaceae. 



Col. No. 18840. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 63 meters; leaves 

 dark green with grayish-white stripes. 



248061. Tillandsia pulchella Hook. Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18939. 'Cravo do Mato'. Fazenda do Arrayo, Osorias, Rio 

 Grande do Sul. Elevation 10 meters. 



248062. Typha angustifolia L. Typhaceae. Cattail 



Col. No. 18968. Osario, north of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Eleva- 

 tion 50 meters. Flowers yellowish to brown. 



248063. Tillandsia ensiformis Veil. Bromeliaceae. 



Col. No. 18873. Rio Paulo, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 700 

 meters. Epiphyte in virgin forest. 



248064. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 18888. Riberao do Rancho, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 

 500 meters. Terrestrial in virgin rainforest. 



248065 to 248105. Received May 20, 1958. 



248065. Alocasia ctjprea C. Koch Araceae. 



Col. No. 19035. Sao Paulo. Leaves dark green, shiny. 



248066. Hippeastrttm psiTTAciNUM (Ker) Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



Col. No. 19040. 'Acucena'. Sao Paulo. Growing on decayed tree trunk. 



248067. Begonia sp. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 18972. Tres Furquilhos. Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 600 

 meters. Plant to 45 cm. high. 



