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The ovoid, smooth fruits, 1 to 2 inches in diameter, are orange-yellow or scarlet 

 and furnish the well-known betel nut. It is native to southeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 97540. 



133015. Butia eeiospatha (Mart.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. Apricot palm. 



A handsome pinnate-leaved palm with violet-colored stems, creamy flowers, 

 and edible yellow fruits the size of a small plum. Native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 104239. 



133016. Caeltjdovica palmata Ruiz and Pav. Cyclanthaceae. 



A stemless plant, native to Peru, with palmately divided palmlike leaves 

 about 2 feet across on petioles 4 to 6 feet high. The leaves are used for mak- 

 ing panama hats. 



For previous introduction see 94184. 



133017. Cinchona officinalis L. Rubiaceae. 



A tree, native to the Andes, yielding a bark remarkably rich in quinine which 

 crystallizes readily as quinine sulfate. 



For previous introduction see 126238. 



133018. Cinchona pubescens X officinalis. 



Introduced under the specific name "robusta," for which a place of publi- 

 cation has not been found. 



133019. Cinchona pubescens Vahl. 



133020. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phoenicaceae. African ail palm. 

 For previous introduction see 104336. 



133021. Livistona austkalis (R. Br.) Mart. Phoenicaceae. 



Australian fan palm. 



A slender palm from 30 to 40 feet high, with a smooth trunk 8 to 10 inches 

 in diameter and a dense frown of circular leaves 2 to 4 feet in diameter di- 

 vided nearly to the base into narrow plicate segments. The moderately hard, 

 light-colored wood is used for light construction work and the leaves are used 

 for making baskets. The unexpanded fronds, after being dipped into boiling 

 water, are dried, shredded, and the fiber used in making hats resembling 

 panama hats. 



For previous introduction see 98502. 



133022. Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. Chinese fan palm. 



A palm, native to China, with a short thick trunk up to 6 feet high and 1 

 foot in diameter and having a crown of reniform, palmately divided leaves, 

 4 to 6 feet across, on petioles about 5 feet long, which are armed below the 

 middle with recurved brown spines over an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 116784. 



133023. Livistona olivaefoemis Mart. 



A fan palm, native to Brazil, with a medium-sized trunk, petioles spiny at 

 the base, and the leaf segments divided into long linear pendent lobes 12 to 15 

 inches long and solitary, olive-shaped fruits. 



For previous introduction see 80766. 



133024. Mascaeenhasia elastica Schum. Apocynaceae. 



A tree native to tropical Africa. It is a source of rubber and the timber 

 also is said to be excellent. 



For previous introduction see 131493. 



133025. Podocaepus usambaeensis Pilger. Taxaceae. 



A tall evergreen tree, sometimes over 250 feet high, with a light crown of 

 slender scattered branchlets and narrow linear leaves about 3 inches long. 

 In eastern tropical Africa, where it is native, it is used as timber. 



