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142546 and 142547. Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (Chayota edulis Jacq.) 



Cucurbitaceae. Chayote. 



From Guatemala. Fruits collected by Dr. David Fairchild, Coconut Grove, Florida. 

 Received November 27, 1941. 



142546. Small, smooth, dark-green fruits. 



142547. Small, smooth, ivory fruits. 



142548 to 142578. 



From tropical America and tropical Asia. Collected by Dr. David Fairchild. Num- 

 bered in November 1941. 



Originally received as seeds unless otherwise specified. 



142548 to 142550. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonaceae. Cherimoya. 



142548. No. 1031. From the Quindio River above Solento, Colombia, at 6,000 

 feet altitude, July 10, 1941. Fruit very large, dark green, with firm flesh of 

 delicious flavor. 



142549. No. 1050. From market, Villavicencio, Colombia, July 28, 1941. Fruit 

 small, dark green. 



142550. No. 1080. From Guayata Villa, Colombia, August 1941. Fruit large, 

 dark green. 



142551. Astrocaryum standleyanum Bailey. Phoenicaceae. 



No. 1003. From Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, June 30, 1941. A spiny- 

 trunked pinnate-leaved palm, 50 feet tall, known locally as the "Black Palm." 

 The dull-red fruits, with juicy sweet flesh, are in clusters 2 feet long. 



For previous introduction see 104683. 



142552. Atalantia citroides Pierre. Rutaceae. 

 No. 1013. From Summit, Canal Zone, July 1, 1941. 



142553. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 

 Received without data, July 1941. 



142554. Carica candamarcensis Hook. f. Papa3^aceae. 



No. 1038. From Colombia, July 12, 1941. The mountain papa.ya of the Andes, 

 with small fruits 4 inches long, filled with a watery pulp. 



For previous introduction see 111444. 



142555. Cereus variabilis Pfeiffer. Cactaceae. 



No. 1030. From the market, Bogota, Colombia, July 17, 1941. A Brazilian 

 cactus up to 12 feet high, with slender stems and branches creeping over rocks or 

 clambering into trees. The edible yellow fruits contain translucent juicy pulp with 

 a delicious flavor. 



142556. Costus sp. Zingiberaceae. 



No. 1065. From Villavicencio, Colombia, August 2, 1911. A species with 

 showy white flowers about 3 inches across. The plant grows 6 feet tall in the shady 

 edge of the jungle. 



142557. Crixum darienense Woodson. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 1015. From El Valle de Anton, Panama, July 2, 1941. A handsome pink- 

 flowered species. (Offsets.) 



142558. Datura sanguinea Ruiz and Pav. Solanaceae. Red floripondio. 



No. 1067. From Colombia, August 2, 1941. A tree 20 feet high, with masses of 

 pendent flowers several inches long. 



142559. Elaeocarpus serratus L. Elaeocarpaceae. 

 No. 1002. From Summit, Canal Zone, June 30, 1941. 



