16 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 145 



139487 to 139508— Continued 



139495. Cyrtosperma merkusii Schott. Araceae. 



No. 452. Plant collected west of Port Royal, Luzon, July 22, 1940. A 

 giant aroid, with spineless, dark-green heart-shaped leaves that rise from 

 the ground to a height of 18 feet, with petioles 4 inches in diameter. The 

 leaf blade is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. 



For previous introduction see 138956. 



139496. Dillenia philippinensis Rolfe. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 447. From the Makiling Arboretum, Luzon, July 21, 1940. A tree 

 with broad leaves, large white flowers with papery petals, and green fruits 

 about 2 inches across. The juicy, sour inner segments of the fruit are used 

 for preserves. 



For previous introduction see 135428. 



139497. Dillenia reifferscheidia Villar. 



No. 448. From the Makiling Arboretum, Luzon, July 21, 1940. A 

 species with fruits larger than those of Dillenia philippinensis. The tree 

 has a different aspect, with very large leaves. 



139498. Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae. 



No. 446. From the Makiling Arboretum, Luzon, July 21, 1940. A forest 

 tree that bears clusters of white fruits on the main trunk. The fruit, 1% 

 inches in diameter, has scanty, watery, sour flesh, and might do for pre- 

 serves. Introduced as Eugenia curranii, but the seeds are not of that 

 species. 



139499. Gardenia philastrei Pitard. Rubiaceae. 



No. 441. From Manila, July 18, 1940. An Indo-Chinese tree 15 to 20 

 feet high, with large, light-yellow, very fragrant flowers, 2% inches across 

 and 3 inches long. 



139500. Gardenia pseudopsidium (Blanco) Vill. 



No. 451. From the Makiling Arboretum, Luzon, July 21, 1940. A tree 

 20 feet high, with attractive dark-green leaves 6 inches long and pure white 

 tubular flowers with a wheel-shaped corolla. 



139501. Medinilla sp. Melastomaceae. 

 No. 457. From Zamboanga, July 1940. 



139502. Pandanus sp. Pandanaceae. 



No. 449. From the Makiling Arboretum, Luzon, July 20, 1940. 



139503. Phyllanthus sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 425. From the Toledo Road, Cebu, July 3, 1940. A large open 

 shrub, with branches that are thickly covered with snow-white berries, V% 

 to */4 inch across, in small compact clusters. 



139504. Plumeria rubra x alba. Apocynaceae. 



No. 459. From the garden of Montague Lord, Manila, July 30, 1940. A 

 red-flowered tree, the result of a cross between these red- and white-flowered 

 species. 



139505. Plumeria rubra L. Nosegay frangipani. 



No. 458. From Mrs. George H. Fairchild, Pasay Rizal, Manila, July 20, 

 1940. A variety with handsome wine-red flowers. 



139506. Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr. (S. indicum Gov.) Me- 

 liaceae. 



No. 454. Santol. From Paeta Laguna, Luzon, July 23, 1940. A variety 

 noted for its sweetness. 



