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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78443 to 78466— Continued. 



78443. Northeast of Majunga, near Be- 

 lobaka, October 10, 1928. Ilazond- 

 rano. A shrub about IS feet high, 

 formerly one of the most important 

 sources of rubber in Madagascar, but 

 now little used. The native name 

 signifies a tree that grows near the 

 water, and those growing in this 

 region are found usually near the 

 swamps. 



78444. From Itrobeka, August 30, 1928. 

 Possibly kompitso. 



78445. Mascarexhasia sp. 



Between Andina and Ambositra, July 

 21. 1928; Possibly hompitso. It is 

 probably identical with No. 78444. 



78446. Pachypodium 



Apocynaceae. 



A yellow-flowered, small-fruite'd, suc- 

 culent shrub growing on rocks along the 

 road between Ihosy and Ambalavao, Sep- 

 tember 20, 192S. 



78447. Pachypodium sp. Apocynaceae. 



Growing on rocks on the road between 

 Antanimora and Betroka, southeast of 

 Bekily, September 18, 1928. A thorny 

 succulent shrub, about 12 feet high, with 

 few leaves, white flowers, and large 

 fruits. 



78448. Ravenala madagascariensis Son- 

 ner. Musaceae. Traveler's-tree. 



From Nossi Be, October 8, 1928. A 

 magnificent tropical tree about 60 feet 

 high with a palmlike trunk and banana- 

 like leaves of gigantic size, arranged in 

 two rows on opposite sides of the 

 arboreous stem, giving one the impres- 

 sion of an immense fan. The leaves, 

 when cut, yield an abundance of refresh- 

 ing juice, with which travelers allay their 

 thirst. The flowers are comparatively 

 small, aggregated in the axils of the 

 leaves. The arillus surrounding the bean- 

 like seeds is of a beautiful ultramarine 

 color and yields an essential oil. A dye 

 is extracted from the capsules. Native 

 to Madagascar. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 42372. 



78449. Bulbinella sp. Liliaceae. 



Collected about 50 feet from the sea- 

 shore at Mombasa, Kenya, British East 

 Africa, June 26, 1928. This plant has 

 a rough bulbous root and leaves up to 

 8 inches long, green with irregular cross 

 bars of darker green. No flowers yet, 

 but apparently a spike with 10 to 20 

 flowers coming. 



78450. Selaginella sp. Selaginellaceae. 



Growing with Pachypodium sp. [No. 

 78447] on the road between Antanimora 

 and Betroka, southeast of Bekily, Sep- 

 tember 18, 1928. 



78451. Senecio antitensis Baker. As- 

 teraceae. 



Mont Antety, Ambositra, July 22, 1928. 

 A much-branched bushy composite, na- 

 tive to Madagascar, with rather dense 

 foliage. The small yellow flower heads 

 are in lax corymbs. 



78452. Senecio barorum Humbert. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 4957. Isalo, Ranohira, July 30, 

 1928. A glabrous shrub up to 8 inches 

 high, with numerous elliptic or oblan- 

 ceolate obtuse leaves and numerous 



78443 to 78466— Continued. 



flower heads in compact corymbs of vari- 

 able size. 



78453. (Undetermined.) 



Upper Valley of Fiherenana, August 2, 

 1928. A rubber-bearing plant, native to 

 Madagascar. 



78454. (Undetermined.; 



From Betioky, August 14, 1928. A 

 rubber-bearing plant native to Madagas- 

 car. 



78455. Anthericum sp. Liliaceae. 



From the grounds of the American 

 Lutheran Mission, Behara, September 11, 

 1928. Kompitso. An important rubber- 

 bearing plant of this region, native to 

 Madagascar, with violet flowers. 



78456 to 78459. (Undetermined.) 



Amber Mountains, Diego Suarez, Oc- 

 tober 6, 1928. Orchids native to Mada- 

 gascar. 



78456. 78458. 



7S457. 78459. 



78460. (Undetermined.) 



Presented by F. W. DuCommun, Tama- 

 tave, October 2, 1928. A fern native to 

 Madagascar. 



78461. (Undetermined.) 



Presented by F. W. DuCommun, Tama- 

 tave, October 2, 1928. A fern native to 

 Madagascar. 



78462 to 78464. (Undetermined.) 



Plants native to Madagascar. 



78462. From the grounds of the Ameri- 

 can Lutheran Mission, Behara, 

 September 11, 1928. Holo. An 

 ornamental vine probably indigenous 

 to Madagascar. 



78463. Isalo, Ranohira, July 30, 1928. 



78464. Isalo, Ranohira, July 30, 1928. 



78465. (Undetermined.) 



A species growing about 50 feet from 

 the seashore at Mombasa, Kenya. British 

 East Africa. June 26. 1928. 



78466. (Undetermined.) 



A shrub growing on the road between 

 Antsirabe and Ambositra. July 20, 1928. 

 Native- to Madagascar. 



78467. ACTINOEHYTIS CALAPPAEIA 



Wendl. and Drude. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Medan, Sumatra. Seeds presented by 

 J. A. Lorzing. Received July 7. 1928. 

 Numbered in December. 1928. 



A robust East Indian palm 40 feet high, 

 with a smooth stem conspicuously ringed, 

 large pinnate leaves 9 feet long and 6 wide. 

 and a large pendulous cluster of small 

 flowers followed by ovoid red fruits 3 inches 

 long. 



. For previous introduction see No. 67185. 



78468 and 78469. Bougainvillea spect- 

 abilis Willd. Nyctaginaceae. 



From St. Croix. Virgin Islands. Cuttings 

 presented by J. B. Thompson. Director of 

 the St. Croix Experiment Station. Re- 



