30 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 151 



146195 to 146226— Continued 



Unless otherwise mentioned the following were received as seeds. 



146195. Calocarpum viride Pittier. Sapotaceae. Green sapote. 



No. 1128. Injerto. From the market, Antigua, Guatemala, October 17, 

 1941. A large tree 30 feet high. 



146196. Aiphanes sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 1069. From the Market, Facatativa, Colombia, August 12, 1941. 

 The bright-orange, edible fruits are % inch in diameter. 



146197. Antigonon guatimalense Meisn. Polygonaceae. 



No. 1126. From Antigua, Guatemala, October 17, 1941. A handsome 

 vine, with broader leaves and more numerous flowers than A. leptopus. 



For previous introduction see 104211. 



146198. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



No. 1131. From the market, Antigua, Guatemala, October 15, 1941. 

 A handsome variety with dull-red, top-shaped fruits. 



146199. Cereus sp. Cactaceae. 



No. 1037. From the market, Bogota, Colombia, July 12, 1941. The 

 edible, brilliant-red, oval fruits, 3 inches long, have juicy carmine-red flesh 

 filled with small black seeds. 



146200. (Undetermined.) 



No. 236. Roots of a delicate vine with papery, white, delicate flowers 

 and brilliant scarlet fruits 3 inches long by 1 inch in diameter. 



146201. Dictyocaryum fuscum (Karsten) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 1061. From Villa vicencio, Colombia, August 2, 1941. A handsome 

 pinnate-leaved palm with stilt roots 3 to 4 feet long, and large recurved 

 sheaths 3 feet or more long. 



146202. Euterpe sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 1054. From Villavicencio, Colombia, August 2, 1941. A pinnate- 

 leaved palm of attractive habit, with dark olive-green fruits. 



146203. Heliconia platystachys Baker. Musaceae. 



No. 1017. From the Summit Gardens, Canal Zone, June 30, 1941. A 

 large tropical herb with bananalike leaves, and pendent flower clusters 3 

 to 6 feet long; the yellow and red spathes are used for house decorations 

 with striking effects. 



146204. Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl. Bombacaceae. 



No. 1105. From the market, Maraquita, Colombia, September 28, 1941. 

 A tree with large, roundish, pubescent leaves. The large fruits, up to A 

 inches across and 3 inches long, enclose 4 or 5 seeds embedded in edible 

 pulp. 



146205. Musa ensete Gmel. Musaceae. Abyssinian banana. 



No. 1099. From between Facatativa and Alban, Colombia, September 

 27, 1941. Trunk 3 feet in diameter; fruits bananalike, yellow, 3 inches 

 long, with soft, rather tasteless pulp. 



For previous introduction see 51518. 



146206. Phoenix dactylifera L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



No. 1151. From Salamar, Guatemala, October 31, 1941. A date palm 

 that grew from a seed of a commercial date; now about 25 years old. 



For previous introduction see 124792. 



