6 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 144 



137945 to 138007— Continued 



Banjoewangi, Java, March 18, 1940. A large-fruited fig with small, light- 

 green leaves, and juicy fruits, 2 inches in diameter. 



137965. Ficus sp. 



No. 3411. From Paloe, Celebes, March 22, 1940. A pendulous tree up to 

 60 feet high, with yellow-green leaves, lighter green underneath, up to 8 

 inches long and ZVz inches broad. The orange-colored, jug-shaped fruits, 

 % inch in diameter, are borne in the axils of the leaves. 



137966. Ficus sp. 



No. 3419. From Paloe at Tondo, Celebes, March 24, 1940. A large, 

 sprawling tree of open habit, which tends to spread like the banyan tree 

 of India. The glossy, thick, leathery leaves are up to 10 inches long and 

 2> x k inches broad. The fruits, yellow covered with a thick white fuzz, are 

 fleshy, 2 by 1% inches, and usually borne in pairs in the axils of the 

 leaves, from two to six pairs per branch. 



137967. Ficus sp. 



No. 3431. From Koelawi, Celebes, March 30, 1940. 



137968. Ficus benjamina L. 



No. 3467. From Makele, Celebes, March 21, 1940. A large tree, with 

 very dark-green, acuminate, brittle leaves 3% inches long and 2 inches 

 broad, and red fruits with inconspicuous yellow dots scattered over the 

 surface, borne in closely joined pairs in the axils of the leaves; much 

 eaten by birds. 



137969. Garcinia sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 272. Badoeng. From the side of the road leading to Besuki temple, 

 Bali, March 23, 1940. A tall tree with glossy, acuminate leaves 5 inches long 

 and l x /z inches wide. The dull-orange fruit, ovoid with a protruding tip, and 

 2 inches in diameter, has a smooth, thick skin, with the stem sunken in 

 the top of the fruit. The pulp is divided into six translucent segments, with 

 some segments seedless and others with a thin flat seed shaped like an 

 almond kernel. 



137970. Gnetum gnemon L. Gnetaceae. 



No. 262. Malindjo. From a market at Banghalan, Madoera, March 16, 

 1940. An evergreen shrub or small tree extending from the Khasi Hills of 

 India southward to Singapore and Java. The sessile orange-colored fruits 

 are about 1 inch long and are eaten by the natives. The leaves are eaten 

 boiled like spinach, and the bark is said to furnish a strong bast fiber. 



For previous introduction see 45152. 



137971. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. Snapweed. 

 No. 3433. From Lindoe trail, Koelawi, Celebes, March 29, 1940. 



137972. Impatiens sp. 



No. 3434. From Lindoe trail, Koelawi, Celebes, March 29, 1940. A balsam 

 plant with numerous large bright-orange flowers borne singly on long stems 

 beyond the leaves. 



137973. Licuala sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 3470. From Celebes. This species is common locally. The leaves have 

 spiny petioles 6 to 8 feet long, and the leaflets are cut almost, if not entirely, 

 to the center. 



137974. Melothria sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 3447. Pawn Shop Vine. From Donggala, Celebes, April 5, 1940. 

 A small climbing vine, with palmate, five-lobed, light-green, rough leaves 

 up to 3 inches long. The small fruits, % inch in diameter, are three in a 





