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249461. Coccocypselum cordatum Krause Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 18561. Forest, Alta da Serra, Sao Paulo. Creeper, in moist sites. 



249462. Dioclea macrocarpa Huber Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 18042. Woody vine ; foliage dense ; seed pods large. 



249463. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyraceae Oriental persimmon. 

 Col. No. 18123. 'Kaki'. Tree to 10 feet high ; fruits round, reddish-yellow. 



249464. Duranta repens L. Verbenaceae. Skyflower. 



Col. No. 18130. Shurb to 6 feet high; flowers pale violet; fruit small, 

 globular, yellow when ripe. 



249465. Elaeis guineesis Jacq. Phoenicaceae. African oil palm. 



Col. No. 18097. 'Dende'. Stout tree to 75 feet high. 



249466. Gardenia ltjcida Roxb. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 18075. Slender shrub to 3 feet high; flowers white, fragrant. 



249467. Grevillea banksii R. Br. Proteaceae. 

 Col. No. 18020. Tree to 8 feet high. 



249468. Helicteres sacarolha Juss. Sterculiaceae. 



Col. No. 18047. 'Sacarrolha'. Small wide-spreading tree; fruits twisted 

 like a cork-screw. 



249469 and 249470. Hovenia dulcis Thunb. Rhamnaceae. Raisin tree. 



249469. Col. No. 18211. 'Uva do Japao'. Small to medium-sized tree. 



249470. Col. No. 18304. 'Mata-Fome'. Horto Florestal, Sao Paulo. Eleva- 

 tion 3,000 feet. Tree to 60 feet high ; fruits club-shaped, edible. 



249471. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 18552. Forest, Alta da Serra, Paranapiacaba, Sao Paulo. 



249472. Ilex sp. 



Col. No. 18777. Borda do Campo, Serra do Mar, Parana. Elevation 3,500 

 feet. Tree to 20 feet high ; fruits lustrous black. 



249473. Ilex sp. 



Col. No. 18802. Campininha, Piraquara, Parana. Elevation 3,000 feet. 

 Tree to 25 feet high ; fruit in dense clusters along twigs. 



249474. Ilex sp. 



Col. No. 18954. Fazenda do Arroyo, Rio Grande do Sul. Shrub to 12 feet 

 high ; leaves small, dark ; fruit almost black. 



249475. Inga sp. Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. 18609. 'Inga'. Fazenda da Bonita, Serra da Bocaina, Sao Paulo. 

 Elevation 4,000 feet. Tree to 30 feet high. 



249476. Inodes blackburniana (Glazebr.) O. F. Cook Phoenicaceae. 



Blackburn palmetto. 



Col. No. 18086. Tree to 25 feet high. 



249477. Ipomoea biloba Forsk. Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 

 Col. No. 18036. Creeper ; flowers purplish. 



249478. Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) B. L. Robinson Morning-glory. 

 Col. No. 18037. 'Algodao do Pantanao'. Slender shrub to six feet high. 



249479. Ipomoea nil (L) Roth. Morning-glory. 

 Col. No. 18035. Climber ; flowers purplish-blue. 



249480. Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Col. No. 18069. 'Paxiuba'. Slender tree to 35 feet high with tall surface 

 roots ; fronds few ; fruits pale green to light brown. 



