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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63758 to 63783— Continued. 



63760. Baryxylum dasyrachis (Miquel) 

 Pierre (Peltophorum dasyrachis Kurz.). 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 237. A tall unarmed East Indian 

 tree, described by Hooker (Flora of Brit- 

 ish India, vol. 2, p. 257) as having rigid 

 pinnate leaves up to a foot in lengtb and 

 showy yellow flowers produced In termi- 

 nal and axillary clusters 6 to 9 inches 

 long. 



63761. Berria ammoxilla Roxb. Tilia- 

 ceae. 



No. 47. " Trincomali wood " is the 

 name under which the very hard, durable, 

 dark-red wood of this Indian tree is ex- 

 ported, according to Watt (Dictionary of 

 the Economic Products of India). The 

 wood is used for making agricultural im- 

 plements and for other purposes where 

 toughness and hardness are desired. 

 The tree is large, with long-stemmed, 

 heart-shaped leaves and dense racemes 

 of small white flowers. Its distribution 

 includes the Malay Archipelago and the 

 Philippines. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61482. 



63762. Bersama usambarica Guerke. j 

 Bersamaceae. 



No 48. A tropical African tree about 

 50 feet tall, with pinnate leaves 2 feet 

 or more long and silky white flowers. 

 It should be tried as a shade tree for 

 extreme southern Florida. 



63763. Bridelia micraxtha (Hochst.) 

 Baill. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 52. According to J. H. Holland 

 (Useful Plants of Nigeria, pt. 4), this is 

 a thornv widespreading tree 20 to 40 

 feet high, which varies considerably m 

 its height and degree of thorniness. The 

 small black berries are edible, and the 

 white timber is exceedingly durable and 

 resistant to termites. Native to tropical 

 Africa. 



63764. Canarium ' polyphyllum Schum. 

 Balsameaceae. 



No. 63. The edible fruits of this Ma- 

 laysian tree, according to Der Tropen- 

 pflanzer (vol. 17, p. 147) resemble wal- 

 nuts and yield an oil which can be used 

 in making margarine and similar prod- 

 ucts. 



63765. Casuarixa distyla Vent. Casu- 

 arinaceae. 



No. 76. Unlike many of the better 

 known casuarinas, this species is usually 

 a small shrub 2 to 3 feet high. It is 

 common in Tasmania and in parts of 

 southern Australia. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61484. 



63766. Coffea bukobexsis Zimmerm. 

 Rubiaceae. Coffee. 

 No. 104. The coffee grown in the vicinity 



of Bukoba. Tanganyika Territory, was 

 formerly supposed to be a variety of 

 Coffea araMca, but Zimmermann (Der 

 Pfianzer, vol. 4) maintains that it is a 

 separate species and has named it C. 

 bukobensis. The differences are in the 

 venation of the leaves and flower struc- 

 ture. Culturally this species is very 

 similar to C. arabica. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61485. 



63758 to 63783 — Continued. 

 63767. Coffea sp. Rubiaceae. 



Coffee. 



No. 108. Received as Coffea quilloa, for 

 which a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



Introduced for cultural and comparison 

 tests in tropical America. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61486. 



63768. Degdelia dalbergioides (Baker) 

 Taub. (Derris dalbergioides Baker). 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 132. A small spreading tree, de- 

 scribed by Hooker (Flora of British 

 India, vol. 2, p. 241) as being about 20 

 feet high, with rigid dark-green com- 

 pound leaves and copious racemes of 

 pink flowers. Native to eastern India 

 and Java. 



63769. Dipterocarpus trixervis Blume. 

 Dipterocarpaceae. 



No. 136. An East Indian tree de- 

 scribed by Baker (Schoolflora voor Java, 

 p. 10S) as being 100 feet or more tall, 

 with elliptical leaves about a foot long 

 and clusters of large red flowers. 



63770. Ficus chlamydodora Warb. Mo- 

 raceae. 



No. 171. A stately tree grown largely 

 as a shade tree in parts of tropical 

 Africa because of the handsome foliage 

 and brick-red branches. According to 

 Holland (Useful Plants of Nigeria), it 

 bears twice a year abundant crops of 

 peach-colored figs, which are fairly "sweet 

 and juicy. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61490. 



63771. Flacourtia rukam Zoll. and Mor. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



No. 176. A handsome unarmed Malayan 

 tree with leathery leaves and edible ber- 

 ries, about the size of cherries, which 

 are said to make excellent preserves. 



63772. Ixtsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze 

 (Afzelia bijuga Gray). Caesalpini- 

 aceae. 



No. 15. The ipil, as this is known in 

 the Philippines, is described (W. H. 

 Brown, Minor Products of Philippine 

 Forests, vol. 2) as a tall tree, 100 feet 

 or more in height, with fragrant white 

 and reddish flowers borne in large con- 

 spicuous clusters. The wood is valued 

 as building material. 



63773. Laxdolphia stolzii Busse. Apocy- 

 naceae. 



No. 206. A number of Landolphias are 

 being introduced from tropical Africa 

 for testing by department rubber special- 

 ists. This one is described by Thiselton- 

 Dyer (Flora of Tropical Africa) as a 

 climbing shrub with small oval leaves, 

 dense clusters of white sweet-scented 

 flowers, and fruits resembling small 

 oranges. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61493. 



63774. Laxdolphia sp. Apocynaceae. 



No. 207. The Landolphias are tropical 

 African climbers, many of which yield 

 rubber. This unidentified species will be 

 tested in southern Florida for its rubber- 

 yielding value. 



