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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



108563 to 108592— Continued. 



108572. Clitoria arbokea Benth. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 2854. Haiariballi. Near Scotelweg, 

 December 1, 1934. A shrubby vine climb- 

 ing on bushes and small trees in open 

 places. The flowers are purple -on the 

 margins, shading to white in the center 

 where reddish lines appear. 



108573 and 108574. TEPHROSIA TOXICARIA 

 (Sw.) Pers. Fabaceae. 



108573. No. 2880-A. Asikuna. Col- 

 lected along the railway about 70 

 miles south of Paramaribo, February 

 8, 1934. An herb 4 to 5 feet high; 

 the flowers have grayish-green stand- 

 ards with pure-green spot at center 

 and greenish-white wings with purple 

 spot at the base. 



108574. No. 2883. Asikuna. From Car- 

 olina, Surinam River, December 13, 

 1934. An herb 2 to 4 feet high with 

 enlarged carrotlike roots. The inside 

 of the flowers is lavender and the 

 outside is greenish gray. 



108575. Dalbergia sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2933. Motosilan. Carolina, Suri- 

 nam River, December 18, 1934. Seeds of 

 a vine found on the beach in the flotsam 

 of the river. 



108576. Dalbergia monetaria L. f. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 2885. Motosilan. Carolina, Suri- 

 nam River, December 18, 1934. A tropi- 

 cal shrub with ternate leaves and small 

 white flowers in axillary spikes. Native 

 to Surinam. 



108577. Derris pterocarpus (DC.) Killip. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2930. From Marshall Creek, Suri- 

 nam River, 20 miles above Carolina at 

 the Djuka lumber camp, December 16, 

 1934. A climbing shrub, native to French 

 Guiana, with trifoliolate leaves and ra- 

 cemes of rather large white flowers. 



108578. Dioclea lasiocarpa Mart. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 2912. Above Carolina, on the Suri- 

 nam River, December 15, 1934. A shrub- 

 by vine twining over tall trees, with 

 sparsely pubescent trifoliolate leaves, the 

 somewhat-pointed leaflets 2 to 5 inches 

 long. The purple-violet flowers, with 

 fringed keel and papery deciduous branch- 

 lets, are on peduncles 1 to iy 2 feet long. 

 Native to tropical American forests. 



For previous introduction see 107217. 



108579. Dioclea sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2909. Received without notes. 



108580. Inga acuminata Benth. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



No. 2907. Near Carolina, Surinam 

 River, December 15, 1934. A tropical 

 American shrub with pinnate leaves ; the 

 4 to 6 leaflets are ovate-lanceolate and 4 

 to 5 inches long. The white flowers are 

 in small spikes. 



108581. Monnieria trifolia L. Rutaeeae. 



No. 2910. Kbffie messa. Near Carolina, 

 Surinam River, December 15, 1934. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 108225. 



108563 to 108592— Continued. 



108582. Mucuna sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2934. Kowai. Carolina, Surinam 

 River, December 18, 1934. From flotsam 

 on the beach. 



108583. Mucuna sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2905. Near Carolina, Surinam 

 River, December 15, 1934. Flowers from 

 ground, said to belong to Kowai. 



108584. Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) 

 Kuntze. Mimosaceae. 



No. 2896. Koroballi and Kroebara. 

 From Simon Creek, above Carolina, Suri- 

 nam River, December 14, 1934. A large 

 tree, common in this region, which quickly 

 sprouts from the stump if cut back. The 

 flowers have red sepals and white stamens. 



108585. Phaseolus hirsutus L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 2891. Krumata. From Carolina, 

 Surinam River, December 13, 1934. A 

 cultivated bean used by the Caribs as a 

 vegetable. Said to have been cultivated 

 before the advent of the white man. 



108586. Physalis lagascae Roem. and 

 Schult. Solanaceae. 



No. 2865-A. Sibeero beemi and Batoto 

 Bita. From Vredenburg Weg, December 

 7, 1934. An herb 2 feet high with a 

 rank fetid odor. The leaves are sticky 

 on the upper surface and the flowers are 

 pale greenish yellow. Native to tropical 

 America. 



For previous introduction see 108261. 



108587. Solanum mammosum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Nightshade. 



No. 2903. Njoe Wintje Bobbie. Out- 

 skirts of Paramaribo. December 13, 1934. 

 A spiny shrub witb indigo flowers and 

 yellow fruits 2 to 2y 2 inches wide and 

 2 to 3 inches long, which have the odor 

 of tomato. 



For previous introduction see 101801. 



108588. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 2904. Outskirts of Paramaribo, 

 December 13, 1934. A plant with white 

 flowers and bright orange-red spherical 

 fruit 1 inch in diameter. 



108589. Spigelia anthelmia L. Logania- 

 ceae. 



No. 2911. Droegoeman. Near Carolina, 

 Surinam River, December 15, 1934. An 

 annual 1 to 2 feet high, with lanceolate 

 leaves and spikes of pink-tinged white 

 flowers, followed by green fruits. It 

 grows by preference near water, but is 

 also found on dry ground. The stems 

 have the rank odor of Nekoe {Lonchocar- 

 pus chrysophyllus) . Native to the West 

 Indies. 



108590. Tetrapteris sp. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 2929. From Marshall Creek, Suri- 

 nam River, 20 miles above Carolina at the 

 Djuka lumber camp, December 16, 1934. 

 A vine. 



108591. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fru- 

 wirth. Fabaceae. Asparagus-bean. 



No. 2875. Jare pesi, yard bean. From 

 Vredenburg Weg, December 7, 1934. A 

 local variety. 



108592. (Undetermined.) 



No. 2932. Batie batie. From Marshall 

 Creek, Surinam River, December 16, 1934. 



