JANUAEY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1920. 



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49527 to 49567— Continued. 



49550. Oreodoxa sp. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 (No. 771.) Some of the species of this jreniis are among the most 



graceful of palms, their slender ringed trunks hecoming nearly a hundred 

 feet in height and bearing large terminal pinnate leaves. (Adapted from 

 Lindley, Treasury of Botany, ijt. 2. o. S21.) 



49551. Otophora spectabilis Blume. Sapindaceje. 



(No. 741.) A sapindaceous tree, native to .Java, with alternate leaves 

 composed of 7 to 15 pairs of narrowly oblong leaflets, terminal clusters 

 of small flowers, and round berrylike fruits. (Adapted from Koorders 

 and Valeton, Boonisoortcn op Java, Bijdragc xYo. iy, )>. 171.) 



49552. Pandanus aurantiacus Ridley. PandanaceiP. 



(No. 887.) A large branching shrub about 12 feet tall with stems 2 or 

 3 inches thick, found in swampy places near the sen in the Malay 

 Peninsula. The very narrow leaves are 3 feet long and li inches wide, 

 glaucous green and sharp pointed. The female inflorescence consists of 

 a stout rachis a foot long and five globose orange heads. (Adapted from 

 .Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Stradtfi Bra/ncli, vol. 41, p. J/O.) 



49553. Paranephelium macrophyllum King. Sapindacea\ 



(No. 841.) A tree 20 to 40 feet high, native to Perak, Java. The al- 

 ternate, coriaceous pinnate leaves are 18 to 30 inches long, and the 

 flowers are borne in erect axillary panicles. The surface of the globular 

 \>oody fruits is ecnered with thick spines. (Adapted from Journal of 

 the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. 65, p. JfoO.) 



49554. Pinanga kuhlii Blume. Phoenicacea\ Palm. 

 (No. 847.) A palm 16 to 25 feet high, native to the lower altitudes of 



western Java, with a ringed stem 2 inches in diameter. The leaves are 

 terminal, with petioles 2 feet long and elliptical blades about 4 feet long. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d ser., vol. SI, p. 97.) 



49555. Polyalthia lateriflora (Blume) Kurz. Annonaceae. 



(No. 806.) A tree ^> to 70 feet tall, found at low altitudes in Perak, 

 Java. The leaves are leathery, oblong to elliptic-oblong, with shining- 

 upper surfaces and up to 15 inches in length, and the greenish yellow 

 thickish flowers are borne in fascicles. (Adapted from King. Materials 

 for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, vol. 1, p. 307.) 



49556. PoLYGONL^M sp. Polygonacese, 

 (No. 697.) 



49557. Randia DUMETOBUM (Retz.) Lam. Rubiacese. 



(No. 833.) A deciduous thorny shrub or small tree, found throughout 

 India and distributed eastward to southern China. The bark and fruit 

 are used medicinally, the former as an external remedy to relieve 

 pains and the latter as an emetic, for which purpose it is considered very 

 valuable. The fresh ripe fruit is also roasted and eaten by the natives 

 in many parts of the country. The light-colored compact wood is used 

 for agricultural implements. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. S89.) 



49558. Randia tomentosa (Blume) Hook. f. Rubiacese. 



(No. 957.) A large shrub with very stout branches and very stout 

 horizontal spines 1 to 2 inches long. The obovate or roundish leathery 

 leaves are about 2 inches in length, and the velvety flowers are usually 



