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106467 to 106482— Continued. 



106472. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



Rose. From the river banks near Alice 

 Springs. 



106473. Mida acuminata (R. Br.) Kuntze. 

 Santalaceae. Quandong. 



Pambala, a native tree from the sand- 

 hill country southwest of Alice Springs. 

 An evergreen tree up to 30 feet high, with 

 long narrow leaves which are eaten by 

 sheep and cattle in times of drought. The 

 inconspicuous flowers are in terminal 

 clusters and are followed by red fruits 1 

 to 2 inches in diameter. The fleshy part 

 of the fruit is used for jelly, and the 

 kernel of the nut. besides being edible, 

 contains an oil which may be burned for 

 illumination. 



For previous introduction see 77021. 



106474. Nageia sp. Taxaceae. 



Araygicia. A native "plum - ' collected 

 in the MacDonnell Ranges. 



106475. Paxicum sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



Xtenbera. A grass with edible seeds, 

 collected in the MacDonnell Ranges. 



106476. Pappophorum avexaceum Lindl. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



An erect tufted perennial grass with 

 whitish spikelike panicles. 



106477. Poetulaca sp. Portulacaceae. 



Manyeroo. Collected in the MacDonnell 

 Ranges. An herb with edible leaves which 

 are used as a salad. 



106478. Sporobolus pallidus Lindl. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



Collected in the MacDonnell Range. A 

 cespitose grass with narrow leaves 6 to 

 12 inches high and a very loose panicle 

 3 to 5 inches long and broad. 



106479. Sturtia gossypioides R. Br. Mal- 

 vaceae. 



Mountain Rose. Collected in the 

 Krichauff Ranges. A large shrub closely 

 related to cotton (Gossypium spp.), with 

 broadly oval, stiff leaves up to 2 inches 

 long and large purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see 90739. 



106480. Xaxtkorrhoea sp. Liliaceae. 



Collected in the sand hills west of 

 Hermansburg. 



106481. (Undetermined.) 



Uratnaya. Collected on the alluvial 

 flats near Alice Springs. 



106482. (Undetermined.) 



Mbultjisa. A native "orange" from the 

 MacDonnell Ranges. 



106483 to 106498. 



From British Guiana. Material collected by 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received September 10, 1934. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, the following 

 were introduced as seeds. 



106483. Axaxas sattvus Schult. f. Brome- 

 liaceae. Pineapple. 



No. 2451. Cuttings. 



106484. Bauhixia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 No. 2443. Cuttings. 



106483 to 106498— Continued. 



106485. Byrsoxima altissima (Aubl.) DC. 

 Malpighiaceae. 



Arakadako. No. 2467. A tree 60 to 

 80 feet high, with ovate-oblong leaves, 

 rough hairy beneath, and racemes of white 

 flowers. Native to British Guiana. 



106486. Btrsoxima rugosa Benth. Mal- 

 pighiaceae. 



Canoaballi. No. 2440. A scandent 

 shrub with obovate rugose leaves 5 to 7 

 inches long and yellow flowers in racemes 



6 inches long. Native to British Guiana. 



106487. Cassia alata L. Caesalpiniaceae, 



No. 2424. An erect shrub 5 to 10 feet 

 high, with pinnate leaves up to 2 feet 

 long and showy yellow flowers. Native 

 to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 88426. 



106488. Clathrotropis brachypetala 

 (Tul.) Kleinh. Fabaceae. 



No. 2452. Arumatta. A shrub or small 

 tree with unequally pinnate leaves, the 

 leaflets leathery, broadly elliptic oblong, 

 5 to 7 inches long, and small flowers in 

 spreading racemes. Native to Surinam. 



106489. HlPPEASTRUM SOLANDRIFLORUM 



Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 2448. Mazaruni Station, August 12, 

 1934. Bulbs of a plant 1% feet high, 

 with strap-shaped leaves 1 inch broad and 

 an umbel of two to four flowers ; these are 



7 to 10 inches long, white with pink 

 stripes. Native to northern South Amer- 

 ica. 



106490. Euphorbia cotixoides Miq. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 2446. Cuttings of a cultivated 

 shrub with red leaves. 



106491. Loxchocarpus rariflorus Mart. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2444. Cuttings of a woody plant, 

 native to northern Brazil, with leathery 

 ovate leaflets and rosy purple flowers 

 about one-half inch long, in elongated 

 racemes often over a foot long. 



TRAPEZIFOLIUM 



106492. PlTHECOLLOBIUM 



Benth. Mimosaceae. 



No. 2466. Huruwasa. A tropical tree, 

 native to French Guiana, with compound 

 leaves made up of two to four pairs of 

 leaflets, each with five to nine pinnules. 

 The flower heads are solitary in the axils. 



106493 to 160495. Serjaxia paucidextata 

 DC. Sapindaceae. 



106493. No. 2430. Abaho. 



106494. No. 2445. 



106495. No. 2462. 



Cuttings. 

 White Abaho. 



106496. SOLAXUM LEUCOCAEPOX Dun. Sol- 



anaceae. 



No. 2470. A twiggy shrub with small 

 paired leaves, one orbicular and the other 

 one-third as large and lanceolate. The 

 large white flowers are in cymes, and the 

 round berries are shining white. Native 

 to northern South America. 



106497 and 106498. Coxomorpha MAGXOLI- 

 ifolia Mez. Myrsinaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 106375. 



106497. No. 2437. Near Mazaruni For- 

 est Station, August 10, 1934. 



106498. [No Archer number.] 



