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285458. LITSEA LANUGINOSA Nees Lauraceae. 
Col. No. 1193. Rhododendron forest above Dana. Elevation 7,000 feet. 
Broadleaf evergreen tree to 40 feet high; leaves alternate, narrow, ovate; 
fruits red, borne singly on pedicels about 1 inch long. 
285459. SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA (D. Don) Mull.-Arg. Buxaceae. 
Col. No. 1197. Open, dry fields, pass between Damdam and Bega. Eleva- 
tion 7,800 feet. Evergreen shrub to 6 feet high; leaves alternate, lanceo- 
late; flowers monoecious, axillary, yellowish; fruits red. 
285460. GAULTHERIA NUMMULAROIDES D.Don Ericaceae. 
Col. No. 1199. Moist, rocky area, pass between Damdam and Bega. Ele- 
vation 8,000 feet. Ground cover; stems and leaves covered with red hairs; 
leaves alternate, ovate; fruit black. 
285461. POLYGALA ARILLATA Buch.-_Ham.ex D. Don Polygalaceae. 
Col. No. 1202. Open fields between Damdam and Bega. Elevation 7,300 
feet. Shrub to 6 feet high; leaves alternate, acuminate, entire; flowers in 
terminal raceme; fruit bivalve, purple, with orange nectary; seeds black. 
285462. THEVETIA PERUVIANA (Pers.) Merrill Apocynaceae. 
Col. No. 1213. Along Kali Gandaki River near Beni. Elevation 3,000 feet. 
Evergreen tree to 15 feet high; leaves alternate, lanceolate; flowers termi- 
nal, yellow, single; fruit ovate, containing 3 triangular nuts. Sap milky 
white. Used topically on wounds. 
285463. PROBOSCIDEA Sp. Martyniaceae. 
Col. No. 1215. Dry, sandy area along Kali Gandaki River. Elevation 
2,800 feet. Subshrub to 4 feet high; leaves alternate, broad-ovate, pubes- 
cent; flowers pale purple with dark purple markings; seed pods hard, 
nutlike, with two terminal hooks. 
285464. RHAMNUS PURPUREA Edgew. Rhamnaceae. 
Col. No. 1216. Dry, sandy area along Kali Gandaki River. Elevation 
2,800 feet. Dioecious tree to 20 feet high; bark corky; leaves alternate; 
ovate, with stipules; fruits in clusters, black, 3 seeded. 
285465. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 
Col. No. 1217. Dry, sandy area along Kali Gandaki River. A low-grow- 
ing potential turf grass for warm, humid regions. Seed stalks have “cot- 
tony” attachment to seeds. 
285466. (Undetermined.) 
Col. No. 1223. In open fields with roses and barberry above Mardi Khola. | 
Elevation 10,800 feet. Bulbous plants to 3 feet high; foliage lilylike; fruits | 
axillary, red. 
285467. (Undetermined.) 
Col. No. 1225. Shady stone cliffs along Mardi Khola, near Siding. Eleva- 
tion 4,700 feet. Herb; foliage stalks to 3 feet high; flowers basal, brilliant 
orange; ovary fleshy, 3 parted, several to a cluster; seeds borne on adnate 
column, white. 
285468. MyYRSINE SEMISERRATA Wall. Myrsinaceae. 
Col. No. 1232. Evergreen forest above Mardi Khola. Elevation 6,900 feet. 
Shrub to 8 feet high; leaves alternate, narrow elliptic; fruits clustered 
along stems, lavender, turning blue. | 
285469. ILEx sp. Aguifoliaceae. 
Col. No. 1234. Rhododendron forest above Mardi Khola. Elevation 8,000 
feet. Hollylike plant; foliage typical for Ilex, fruit red. 
