4 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 145 



139336 to 139422—Contiimed 



139340. Alpinia sp. 



No. 355. From Kasiroeta Island, Moluccas, May 20, 1940. A tall, 

 leafy, grasslike plant, with red fruits nearly 1 inch long, in long pendent 

 clusters. 



139341. Alpinia sp. 



No. 373. From Halmahera, near Pajahi Bay, Moluccas, May 27, 1940. 

 ~ 139342 to 139344. Areca spp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



139342. Areca sp.. 



No. 324. From Manipa Island, May 5, 1940. A pinnate-leaved stilt 

 palm about 20 feet high, with very dark-green leaves 6 to 8 feet long. The 

 leaflets are up to 1 foot wide. The ovoid fruits, 1*4 inches long, are lacquer 

 red and are borne in branched clusters. 



139343. Areca sp. 



No. 374. From Halmahera near Pajahi Bay, Moluccas, May 29, 1940. 

 A stilt palm 20 feet high, with dark-green leaves 3 to 5 feet long. The long- 

 pointed leaflets are 2 to 3 feet in length, and the obovoid yellow fruits, 

 about 2 inches long, are crowded into a solid mass of about 200 fruits. 



139344. Areca sp. 



No. 411. From Karekelang Island, Talaud Group, June 12, 1940. A 

 stilt palm 25 feet tall, with stilt roots 4 to 12 feet long. The fruits are a 

 brilliant lacquer red. 



139345. Bauhinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 325. From Manipa Island, Moluccas, May, 1940. A vigorous shrub 

 or small tree, with gray-green leaves 1 inch long. 



139346. Bikkia gaudichaudiana Brongn. Rubiaceae. 



No. 404. From Dagasoeli Island, June 7, 1940. A showy shrub, with 

 dark-green obovate leathery leaves and long, fragrant, trumpetlike flowers, 

 white striped with purple, 4 inches long and 2 inches across. 



139347. Boerlagiodendron sp. Araliaceae. 



No. 422. From Karekelang Island, Talaud Group, June 13, 1940. 



139348. Calamus sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 31. Biri. Seeds collected in Mount Makiling National Park, Luzon, 

 Philippine Islands, October 29, 1939. 



139349. Calophyllum sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 313. From the island of Boeroe, Moluccas, May 3, 1940. A tree, with 

 glossy green leaves 6 inches long and 4 inches wide and globose green fruits 

 about 1 inch in diameter. 



139350 and 139351. Calyptrocalyx spicatus (Lam.) Blume. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



139350. No. 301. From the island of Boeroe, Moluccas, May 2, 1940. A 

 pinnate-leaved palm about 30 feet tall, with bright-red fruits borne on a 

 single stem 8 to 10 feet long. 



139351. No. 407. (No data received.) 

 139352. Celtis philippensis Blanco. Ulmaceae. 



No. 439. From Mount Makiling National Park, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 

 July 12, 1940. A handsome shade tree, with large leathery leaves; much 

 more attractive than Celtis australis. 



