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285310 to 285478—Continued 
285389. PHOTINA Sp. Malaceae. 
Col. No. 1121. Dry exposed slopes of Mt. Furkai, Elevation 8,500 feet. 
Tree to 18 feet high; leaves alternate, entire, ovate; fruit in terminal 
clusters, red, 2 or 3 seeded. 
285390. PHOTINIA sp. 
Col. No. 1264. Edge of meadow above Mardi Khola. Elevation 10,000 
feet. Tree to 30 feet high; leaves alternate, entire broad ovate; fruits in 
large corymbs, red. 
285391. PHYLLANTHUS PARVIFOLIUS Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Euphorbia- 
ceae. 
Col. No. 1288. Pokhara. Smail ornamental tree; leaves pinnate; fruit a 
drupe, greenish yellow. 
285392. PIERIS FORMOSA (Wall.) D.Don Ericaceae. 
Col. No. 1292. Rajpath, near Dhaman. Elevation 7,700 feet. Evergreen 
shrub to 12 feet high; leaves 4 by 1.5 inches, acuminate, attenuate at base; 
fruit in compound racemes. 
285393. PIERIS FORMOSA (Wall.) d. Don 
Col. No. 1155. In rhododendron forest on Mt. Furkai. Elevation 8,200 
feet. Tall shrub; leaves ovate lanceolate, to 4 inches long. 
285394. PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSIS (Hook.) Sweet Fabaceae. 
Col. No. 1191. Usually in open, sunny places on Mt. Furkai. Shrub or 
tree to 10 feet high, probably evergreen; flowers yellow; pods to 4 inches 
long; flattened, seeds greenish color. 
285395. POLYGONUM sp. Polygonaceae. 
Col. No. 1174. Sunny slopes of Mt. Furkai. Elevation 11,000 feet. Herb; 
leaves opposite; flowers mixed, pink and white. Of littl ornamental value. 
285396. POLYGONUM CHINENSE L. Fleeceflower. 
Col. No. 1278. Roadside above Godavari. Elevation 7,800 feet. Herb to 4 
feet high; flowers with white corolla, red calyx; seeds black, very colorful. 
285397. PORANA GRANDIFLORA Wall. Convolvulaceae. 
Col. No. 1279. Moist hillside above Godavari. Elevation 17,700 feet. 
Flowers purple; seeds single. 
285398. PORANA RACEMOSA Roxb. Snow creeper. 
Col. No. 1817. Hills around Godavari. Vine. 
285399. PRUNUS CERASOIDES D. Don Amygdalaceae. Sikkim cherry. 
Col. No. 1289. Hillsides at Godavari. Elevation 5,000 feet. Winter-flower- 
ing cherry; flowers bright pink; young foliage reddish brown. Seeds col- 
lected in July by G. Herklots, Royal Botanic Garden, Godavari. 
285400. PRUNUS sp. Amygdalaceae. 
Col. No. 1160. Open, dry fields, mixed with roses, rhododendrons and 
willows, atop Mt. Furkai. Elevation 11,500 feet. Tree to 30 feet high; fruit 
black, ovate, on three-inch pedicels. 
285401. PYRACANTHA CRENULATA (D. Don) Roemer’ Rosaceae 
Nepal firethorn. 
Col. No. 1196. Open, dry fields in pass between Damdam and Bega. 
Elevation 8,100 feet. Dense, thorny, upright, evergreen shrub; leaves ob- 
long; fruits in clusters, red. 
285402. PYRUS PASHIA Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Malaceae. Pashi pear. 
Col. No. 1297. Along streambed near Dhaman. Elevation 8,000 feet. Flow- 
ering mid-November; fruit round, to 1-inch diameter, usually single ma- 
ture seed. 
