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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOBTED. 



49527 to 49567— Continued. 



solitary. This species is distributed from southern India eastward to 

 Java. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of Britisli India, vol. 3, p. 110.) 



49559. Sabal mauritiaeformis (Karst.) Griseb. and AVendl. Phoeni- 



cacese. Palm. 

 (No. 781.) A West Indian palm with a trunk 60 to 80 feet in height and 

 over a foot in diameter and large roundish leaves multilid to the middle 

 and up to 12 feet in diameter. The black fruits are about the size of 

 peas. (Adapted from Grisebach, Flora of the British West Indies, p. 514.) 



49560. Salacia sp. Hippocrateaceae. 



(No. 945.) The species of this genus are smooth erect or trailing 

 evergreen shrubs with opposite shining laurellike leaves and very small 

 green or yellowish flowers. (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Bot- 

 any, pt. 2, p. 1007.) 



49561. Stadmannia fraseri Linden. Sapindacese. 



(No. 719.) The species of Stadmannia are trees with pinnate leaves 

 having three to five pairs of elongated elliptical smooth leaflets and 

 axillary panicles of small flowers. The wood is hard. (Adapted from 

 Enyler and Prantl, NatUrlichen Pflanzenfanvilien, vol. 3, pt. 5, p. 334.) 



No published description of this species seems to be available in 

 Washington. 



49562. Styrax sp. Styracacese. 



(No. 808.) The members of this genus are trees or shrubs native to 

 Asia and North America, with entire leaves and racemes of white 

 flowers. (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, pt. 2, p. 1109.) 



49563. Tectona grandis L. f. Verbenacese. Teak. 

 (No. 832.) The common teak is a native of southern and central 



India. The young branches are quadrangular, the leaves are opposite 

 and elliptical or egg shaped, and the white flowers are borne in terminal 

 panicles. The wood is highly prized by shipbuilders because of its great 

 strength and durability. (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, 

 pt. 2, p. 1129.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42374. 



49564. Terminalia arborea (Teysm.) Koord. and Val. Combretacese. 

 (No. 782.) A tree 80 meters high and 65 centimeters in diameter, 



distributed throughout Java at altitudes under 1,000 feet. The fruits 

 are used only medicinally; a decoction is said to be a remedy for colie 

 and other digestive disorders. (Adapted from Heyne, Nuttige Planten 

 Nederlandschindie, vol. 3, p. 355.) 



49565. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight and Arn. Combretacese. 

 (No. 689.) Arjan. A very large tree with smooth green or whitish 



bark, found on river banks throughout central and southern India. The 

 leaves are narrowly oblong, about 9 inches long, and the flowers, which 

 appear in April and May, are borne in terminal panicles. This tree 

 yields a transparent gum which is used as a drug in northern India ; the 

 bark is used for tanning, and the wood for carts and agricultural im- 

 plements. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products 

 of India, vol. 6, vt. 4^ f)- -Z^. and Beddome, Flora Sylvatica of India, 

 vol. 1, pi. 28.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43668. 



