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133416 to 133426— Continued 



133417. Caesalpina echinata Lam. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A tall tree native to the coastal forests of Brazil. The wood is used for dye 

 and for violin bows. 



133418. Camellia japonica L. (Thea japon ica Baill.). Theaceae. 



Common camellia. 

 For previous introduction see 105704. 



133419. Syagrus weddelliana (Wendl.) Beccari ( Cocos weddelliana Wendl.). 

 Phoenicaceae. 



A palm with a slender trunk up to 7 feet high and gracefully drooping pin- 

 nate leaves nearly reaching the ground. The leaves, about 3 feet long, have 

 numerous linear equidistant pinnae. Native to tropical Brazil. 



133420. Guilielma gasipaes (H. B. K.) Bailey (G. speciosa Mart.). Phoeni- 

 caceae. Pupunha. 



A palm, native to the Amazon region, where it becomes 60 feet high, and, 

 like the pejibaye (Guilielma utilis) , to which it is closely allied, the freely 

 produced fruits are an important food in regions where it is indigenous. 



For previous introduction see 93758. 



133421. Jasminum pubescens (Retz) Willd. Oleaceae. Slender jasmine. 



A climbing or scrambling shrub with narrow-ovate leaves, bright green above 

 and pubescent beneath, and fragrant white flowers, 1 inch across, in large 

 dense hanging heads. 



For previous introduction see 132878. 



133422. Lophanthera lactescens Ducke. Malpighiaceae. 



133423. Malpighia coccigera L. Malpighiaceae. 



A shrub about 3 feet high, with small, sinuate-dentate, oval to orbicular 

 leaves, shining above, and small pink flowers followed by edible red drupes. 

 Native to the West Indies. 



133424. Malvaviscus mollis (Ait.) DC. Malvaceae. 



A low shrub with obscurely lobecl, toothed or wavy-margined leaves, velvety- 

 pubescent beneath, and showy red flowers. Native to tropical America from 

 Mexico to Colombia. 



133425. Petrea racemosa Nees and Mart. Verbenaceae. 



A tender woody twiner with entire, cuspidate, oblong leaves 2 or 3 inches 

 long and long racemes of showy blue flowers. Native to Brazil. 



133426. Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet. Ericaceae. Indica azalea. 



133427. Calyptronoma eivalis (O. F. Cook.) Bailey. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by W. K. Bailey, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received July 1, 1939. 



A stout erect palm up to 25 feet high, with large leaves of numerous gracefully 

 drooping pinnae and the spadix usually more than 3 feet long. Native to Puerto 

 Rico where it is known only near San Sebastian, Aguadilla. 



133428. Omanthe costaricana (Oerst.) O. F. Cook. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



■From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by the Goodyear Rubber Co., San Jose. 

 Received July 5, 1939. 



An attractive, small-tufted palm, sometimes 8 to 10 feet high, with striking 

 /clusters of bright-green leaves. The pinnae, 17 to 20 on a side, are similar to 

 those of Neanthe bella. Native to Costa Rica. 



For previous introduction see 132873. 



