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249358. Schizolobittm parahtbum (Yell.) Blake Caesalpiniaceae. 



Bacurubu. 



Col. No. 18300. 'Guapuruvu'. Horto Florestal, Sao Paulo. Elevation 3,000 

 feet. Tree to 80 feet high ; trunk greenish ; bark smooth ; flowers lustrous 

 golden. 



249359. Solantjm sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 18138. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Wide-spreading shrub 

 to 10 feet high ; flowers purplish-blue ; fruits yellow. 



249360. Stephanotis floribttnda Brongn. Asclepiaclaceae. 



Col. No. 18456. 'Flor de Cera'. Institute Agronomico, Campinas, Sao Paulo. 

 Woody vine ; flowers white, fragrant, waxy. 



249361. Strelitzia parvifolia Dryand. Musaceae. 



Col. No. 18490. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. Tree to 25 feet high; 

 leaves to 5 feet long, arcuate. 



249362. Syzygium cumini (L.)Skeels Myrtaceae. Jambolan. 



Col. No. 18164. 'Jambolao'. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Medium- 

 size tree ; fruit edible. 



249363. Tecoma heptaphylla A. Rich. Bignoniaceae. 



Col. No. 18301. Toe Roxo'. Horto Florestal, Sao Paulo. Elevation 3,000 

 feet. Tree to 25 feet high ; bark grayish, smooth ; flowers pink to rose-purple. 



249364. Theobroma grandiflora (Willd.) Schum. Sterculiaceae. 



Col. No. 19090. 'Cupuassii'. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Tree to 

 20 feet high ; fruit to 10 inches long, ovoid, rusty-brown. 



249365 and 249366. Tibottchina aspera var. asperima Cogn. Melastomataceae. 



249365. Col. No. 189-52. Fazenda do Arroyo, Osorio, Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Elevation 33 feet. Small shrub ; flowers deep lilac-colored. 



249366. Col. No. 18953. Fazenda do Arroyo, Osorio, Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Shrub to 2.5 feet high ; flowers lilac-colored. 



249367. Tibottchina bolivarensis Gleason 



Col. No. 19046. Instituto Botanico, Sao Paulo. 



249368. Tibottchina cxinopodifolia Cogn. 



Col. No. 18809. Piraquara, Serra do Mar, Parana. Elevation 3,000 feet. 

 Scandent or creeping herb, to 16 inches high ; flowers lilac-colored. 



249369 to 249373. Tibottchina granulosa (Desr.) Cogn. 



249369. Col. No. 18310. 'Quaresmeira'. Horto Florestal, Sao Paulo. Tree 

 to 45 feet high ; crown dense, rounded ; flowers vivid purple mass, Janu- 

 ary to early March. 



249370. Col. No. 18482. 'Quaresmeira'. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. 

 Tree to 30 feet high ; flowers purplish. 



249371. Col. No. 18483. 'Quaresmeira'. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. 

 Small to medium-sized tree; flowers lighter purple than P.I. 249370. 



249372. Col. No. 18509. 'Quaresmeira'. Edge of Lagoon, Instituto de 

 Botanica, Sao Paulo. Tree medium size ; flowers purplish, in large 

 clusters. 



249373. Col. No. 18716. 'Quaresmeira Roxa'. Horto Florestal, Cantareira, 

 Sao Paulo. Tree to 45 feet high ; flowers clustered, deep purplish. 



249374. Tibou china holosericea Baill. 



Col. No. 18979. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 17 feet. Wide- 

 spreading shrub or small tree to 10 feet high ; flowers purplish. 



