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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49527 to 49567— Continued. 



tributed throughout Java. (Adapted from King, Materials for a h'lura 

 of the Malayan Peninsula, vol. 1, p. 



49543. MoRiNDA BRACTEATA Roxb. Rubiacese. 



(No. 760.) A medium-sized tree with a slender trunk, native to the 

 eastern portions of the East Indian Archipelago. The most useful part 

 of this tree is the root, which is a source of a red dye for linen and 

 yarns, used by itself or with sapan wood {Caesalpinia sapan). The 

 fruits are given to children as a vermifuge. (Adapted from Heyne, Nut- 

 iiffe Planten van Nederlandschindie, vol. 4, P- 207.) 



49544. Mybica javamca Blume. Myricacese. 



(No. 836.) An aromatic shrub, native to Java, with obovate leathery 

 leaves and dioecious catkins. (Adapted from Blume, Bijdragen Flora 

 Nedei'landscli Indie, vol. 1, p. 517.) 



49545. Myristica inebs Blume. Myristicaceae. 



(No. 691.) A tree with slender dark-brown branchlets, oblong-lance- 

 olate papery leaves up to 7 inches long, and large oblong fruits borne 

 singly or in pairs, up to 3 inches long and half as thick. It is native 

 to Java. (Adapted from Journal and Proceedyings, Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal, vol. 75, pt. 2, p. 230.) 



49546. Nageia cupeessina (R. Br.) F. Muell. Taxacese. 

 (Podocarpus cupressina R. Br.) 



(Nos. 797 and 809.) A lofty evergreen tree, distributed throughout 

 the Malay Archipelago. On the older branches the leaves are minute 

 and lanceolate ; on the younger branches the leaves are linear, distichous, 

 and spreading. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 5, 

 p. 650.) 



49547. Nectandra angustifolia (Schrad.) Nees and Mart. Lauracese. 

 (No. 835.) A tree native to southern Brazil with narrowly lanceo- 

 late acuminate leaves and axillary panicles of flowers. The wood is 

 used for interiors of houses and for cabinetwork. (Adapted from 

 Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 46, and Linnaea, vol. 8, p. 48.) 



49548. Oncosperma filamentosum Blume. Phoenicacese. Palm 

 {Areca tigillaria Jack.) 



(No. 726.) A very elegant palm with a trunk 30 to 40 feet high, dis- 

 tinctly annulate and armed, and with a thick graceful crown. The pin 

 nate leaves are 10 to 12 feet long with pinnae about a foot long. On th 

 borders of paddy swamps in the Malay Peninsula this palm is quite com 

 mon. (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Natural History, vol. 5. p. 



m.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45962. 



49549. Oncosperma horeidum (Griffith) Scheff. Phoenicacese. Pal 

 (Areca horrida Griffith.) 



(No. 707.) A stately palm, 30 to 40 feet tall, indigenous to th 

 Straits Settlements. The trunk is annulate and much armed, and the 

 pinnate dark-green leaves, which spread in every direction, are up to 16 

 feet in length and 5 feet in width. The axillary spadix has a stout yel- 

 low peduncle, and the round, purplish black fruits are the size of a 

 musket ball. (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Natural History, vol. 

 5, p. 465.) 



