JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1940 13 



134979 to 135021— Continued 



134986. Ceriops roxburghiana Arnott. Rhizophoraceae. 

 No. 25. From Puerto Real, Luzon. 



134987. Costus sp. Zingiberaceae. 



No. 70. From Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna, Luzon, October 20, 1939. 

 A handsome red-flowered species growing 6 to 8 feet tall, with heads of deep-red 

 flowers 6 to 8 inches long and 4 inches across. 



134988. Daemonorops ochrolepis Beccari. Phoenicaceae. Rattan. 



No. 29. Ditan. From the Mount Makiling National Park, Luzon, October 29, 

 1939. A rattan with very decorative light-yellow fruits borne in long clusters. 



134989. Euonymus javanicus Blume. Celastraceae. 



No. 36. From Mount Makiling National Park, Luzon, October 31, 1939. A very 

 handsome small tree with pink fruits that hang in clusters and exhibit orange 

 arils and almost black seeds. 



134990. Ficus caudatifolia Warb. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 69. From the Volcano Mayon, Luzon, November 9, 1939. An epiphytic fig 

 that finally develops a self-supporting trunk 25 feet high. 



134991. Ficus MEGACARPA Merr. Fig. 



No. 85. From Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna, Luzon, November 17, 

 1939. A woody climbing vine with slender reddish-brown branchlets and ovate 

 leaves 2 inches long. The pear-shaped green fruits, with white spots, are borne 

 singly or in pairs on the main trunk. Native to the Philippines. 



For previous introduction see 90720. 



134992. Ficus minahassae (Teysm. and De Vr.) Miquel. Fig. 



No. 83. From Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna, Luzon, November 16, 

 1939. One of the most strikingly curious of the figs, which bears its clusters of red 

 fruits on pendulous fruiting branches, sometimes more than 10 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 95369. 



134993. Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr. Fig. 



No. 92. From near Magat Forestry Station, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, 

 Luzon, November 21, 1939. An edible tropical fig with fruits nearly 2 inches across, 

 borne in great clusters on a tree of medium size. 



For previous introduction see 95370. 



134994. Freycinetia maxima Merr. Pandanaceae. 



No. 38. Collected October 22, 1939, between Laguna and Infanta, Luzon. A 

 handsome scandent shrub with sparingly branched stems 1 inch thick, smooth, 

 yellowish-gray bark, spiny, dark-green leaves 1 J4 to 3 feet long, very showy red 

 floral bracts, and large, scarlet, aggregate fruits. Endemic in Luzon at low and 

 medium altitudes. 



134995. (Undetermined.) 



No. Q6. Collected in virgin forest of Cadwallader-Gibson Concession, Tandoc, 

 Luzon, November 12, 1939. An epiphytic aroid with large leaves and a large 

 white spathe 14 inches long, much larger than that of a calla. 



134996. Freycinetia multiflora Merr. Pandanaceae. 



No. 71. Collected on the Bulusan Volcano, Sorgoson, Luzon, November 

 8, 1939. An attractive scandent shrub with rigid, widely branching stems about % 

 inch thick, linear or narrow-lanceolate leaves 8 to 16 inches long, showy salmon- 

 pink floral bracts, and orange aggregate fruits. Endemic in Luzon up to 2,700 feet 

 altitude. 



134997. Freycinetia sp. 



No. 11. Collected en route from Laguna to Infanta, Luzon. A vine with very 

 handsome foliage and scarlet fruits. 



