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249502. Phoenix roebelinlt O'Brien Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 Col. No. 18009. Tree to 12 feet high. 



249503. Phoenix sp. 



Col. No. 18065. 'Tamara'. Tree to 30 feet high; fronds drooping; fruits 

 deep pink. 



249504. Pinanga kuhlii Blume Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 Col. No. 18079. Tree to 10 feet high ; stems slender. 



249505. Pittosporum undttlatum Vent. Pittosporaceae. Orange pittosporum. 



Col. No. 18500. 'Incenso'. Tree to 35 feet high ; crown irregular ; foliage 

 dark green. 



249506. Plathymenia reticulata Benth. Fabaceae. 

 Col. No. 18052. 'Vinhatico'. Large tree. 



249507. Polyandrococos caudescens (Mart.) Barb.-Rodr. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



Col. No. 18081. 'Imburi'. Tree to 18 feet high ; fronds long, arcuate. 



249508. Prunus sellowii Koehne Amygdalaceae. 



Col. No. 18731. 'Pesegueiro do Matto'. Foot of Serra Sao Luiz, Parana. 

 Elevation 3,000 feet. Small to medium-sized tree; flowers small, white. 



249509. Pruntjs sphaerocarpa Sw. 



Col. No. 18566. 'Sapuia'. Fazenda da Bonita, Serra da Bocaina, Sao Paulo. 

 Elevation 3,500 feet. Small to medium-sized tree. 



249510. Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae. Common guava. 



Col. No. 18059. 'Goiaba Vermelha'. 



249511. Psychotria langsdorffiana Muell.-Arg. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 18628. Serra da Bocaina, Sao Paulo. Elevation 4,000 feet. Dense 

 shrub to six feet high; foliage dark green; fruits purplish-blue. 



249512. Rauvolfia canescens L. Apocynaceae. Devilpepper. 

 Col. No. 18027. Slender shrub to 2.5 feet high. 



249513. Roystonea regia (H.B.K.) Cook Phoenicaceae. Cuban royal palm. 



Col. No. 18085. Tree to 90 feet high ; trunk columnar, flaring at base ; fruits 

 small, almost black when ripe. 



249514. Sabal havanensis Ledd. Phoenicaceae. Palmetto. 

 Col. No. 18068. Clumps of plant to eight feet high. 



249515. Sapindus saponaria L. Sapindaceae. Southern soapberry. 



Col. No. 18072. 'Sabon de Macaco'. Tree to 45 feet high ; fruits used as a 

 substitute for soap. 



249516. Schomburgkia sp. Orchidaceae. 



Col. No. 18147. Common on tree trunks in gardens. 



249517. Smilax gemina Veil. Smilacaceae. 



Col. No. 18021. 'Japecanga'. Climber; foliage dark green. 



249518. Spondias mombin L. Anacardiaceae. Yellow mombin. 



Col. No. 18071. 'Caja-mirim'. Tall tree; fruits yellow, containing a juicy 

 yellow pulp. 



249519. Styrax camporttm Pohl Styracaceae. 

 Col. No. 18219. Tree to 12 feet high. 



249520. Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae. Tamarind. 

 Col. No. 18028. 'Tamarindo'. Tree to 60 feet high ; crown dense. 



