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80170 to 80193. 



From the British West Indies. Seeds col- 

 lected by Allison V. Armour. Received 

 April 10, 1929. 



Unless otherwise stated, the following 

 material is frcm the Trinidad Botanic 

 Gardens. 



80170. ACAXTHORHIZA ACULEATA (Liebm.) 



Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Rootspine palm. 



A palm, native to Mexico, with a trunk 

 30 to 40 feet high, armed at the base 

 with spines formed of the thickened 

 aerial roots. The orbicular fan-shaped 

 leaves are about 5 feet in diameter on 

 stalks 4 feet long ; the flowers are dark 

 creamy pink. 



introduction see No. 



For previous 

 45906. 



80171. Archontophoenix alexandrae (F. 

 Muell.) Wendl. and Drude (Ptycho- 

 sperma alexandrae F. Muell.). Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A palm with a tall stout trunk up to 

 80 feet high and pinnately segmented 

 leaves several feet long which are bright 

 green above and whitish underneath. It 

 is native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 40069. 



80172. Areca catechu L. Phoenicaceae. 



Betel palm. 



A palm, native to tropical Asia, up to 

 100 feet high, with a large crown of pin- 

 nate leaves 4 to 6 feet long. The orange 

 or scarlet ovoid fruits, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 furnish the betel nuts which are so gen- 

 erally used in the Orient for chewing. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66201. 



80173. Artocarpus communis F o r s t . 

 Moraceae. Breadnut. 



A tree, nntive to the East Indies, 30 to 

 40 feet high, with viscid milky juice and 

 leathery ovate leaves 3 feet long, entire 

 at the base but divided above into three 

 to nine lobes. The large fruits, 4 to 6 

 inches in diameter, are often seedless, 

 but in this variety the seeds are present 

 and are much the size and flavor of 

 chestnuts. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 61269. 



80174. ASSOXIA MASTERS II (Hook.) 



Kuntze (Dombeya mastersii Hook.). 

 Sterculiaceae. 



St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A shrub 

 4 to 5 feet high, with serrate heart- 

 shaped velvety leaves and many-flowered 

 umbels of fragrant white flowers. It is 

 native to tropical Africa. 



80175. Attalea spectabilis Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



A nearly stemless palm with large pin- 

 nate erect or spreading leaves up to 21 

 feet long. It is native to the banks of 

 the Amazon in Brazil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79560. 



80176. Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz 

 (R. speciosa Forst.). Lecythidaceae. 



A large handsome tree, 50 feet high, 

 with thick leathery bright-green leaves a 

 foot long, racemes of large showy flowers 

 having white petals, and crimson-tipped 

 stamens resembling a brush. The smooth 



80170 to 80193— Continued. 



shining black fruits are shaped like a 

 4-sided pyramid and are 3 to 4 inches 

 long on each side. It is native to the 

 East Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73226. 



80177. Borassds flabellifer L. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palmyra palm, 



A palm, native to tropical Africa, which 

 is 60 to 70 feet high, with a crown of 

 palmate leaves, 8 to 10 feet long and 

 broader than long, divided to the middle 

 into sword-shaped segments. The broadly 

 ovoid orange-colored fruits are about 

 half the size of a coconut. 



For previous introduction see No. 



78018. 



80178. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



From Santo Domingo. A variety pro- 

 ducing large, round to oblong fruits with 

 a very fine flavor. 



80179. Caryota mitis Lour. Phoenica- 

 ceae. Fishtail palm. 



St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A palm, 

 native to the Malay Peninsula, 15 to 25 

 feet high, which sends out suckers from 

 the base. The pinnate leaves, 6 to 9 feet 

 long, are divided into wedge-shaped seg- 

 ments, and the globular purple fruits are 

 about the size of a cherry. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68111. 



80180. Dialium guineensb Willd. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. Velvet tamarind. 



St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A tall 

 pinnate-leaved tree, native to West 

 Africa, with small, dark-brown, velvety 

 edible fruits which are in large clusters. 

 The fruits are about the size of small 

 filberts, and the thin brittle shell in- 

 closes one or two seeds surrounded by a 

 mildly acid farinaceous pulp, used in the 

 preparation of pickles and in other ways. 

 The timber is a handsome dark red. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73846. 



80181. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. African oil palm. 



A stout palm, native to tropical Af- 

 rica, 20 to 30 feet high, with a deeply 

 ringed trunk and a crown of pinnate 

 leaves 10 to 15 feet long. The seeds are 

 a source of oil, used not only in foods 

 but also in making soaps. 



80182. Hyophorbe verschaffelti Wendl. 

 Phoenicaceae. Spindle palm. 



A palm, native to the island of Mauri- 

 tius, with a trunk up to 30 feet high, 

 having a bulge about half way up. The 

 crown is made up of short-petioled pin- 

 nate leaves which have a yellow band 

 extending from the leaf sheath to the 

 tip of the blade. 



80183. Inodes blackburniana (Glazebr.) 

 O. F. Cook (Sabal umbraculifera Mart.). 

 Phoenicaceae. Blackburn palmetto. 



A palm, native to the West Indies, 

 with a spineless trunk, between 30 and 

 40 feet high, which is thickened in the 

 middle, large round fan-shaped leaves, 

 and pear-shaped fruits an inch and a half 

 long. 



