forma 3 
REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA 
MINISTERIO DE HIGIENE 
INSTITUTO DE ENFERMEDADES TROPICALES 
'ROBERTO FRANCO" 
VILLAVICENCIO 
Biological Reserve La Macarena, Meta, Colombia 
AL CONTESTAR ESTA NOTA 
MENCIONE EL NUMERO Y LA 
SECCION DE PROCE DE NCI A, 
March 15, 1951. 
Thank you for your letter about the orchids of Colombia, Peru, etc. The information was 
very useful to me for a little article I have written entitled "La Riqueza de la Flora 
Colombiana". This will be out shortly and I shall see. that a copy is sent to you. 
Thanks also for the copy of Prof. Mes‘ book which arrived last month, I em hoping to tran 
late the last chapter of it into Spanish for publication here, I have a lot of* time often 
on my trips when it rains, and I hope to use part of it in this. way. 
X wonder ig you could help me in a matter of Greek, In 1941, I discovered what appears to 
be a new genus of Solanaceae in southern Colombia, but I have never described it waiting 
for more material. Finally, now, I have abundant material of it. All these year.s I have° 
thought to call it Methysticodendron Amesianum, the generic name meaning "narcotic tree". 
Now, however, I wonder if I couldn*t call it something honouring Prof, Ames in the ge¬ 
nus. There is so much difficulty getting a generic name which has not utilised Ames°or 
Oakes that I have thought perhaps that Dendramesia might possibly be good. But I don’t 
known enough , about Greek to be sure whether I can use dendros in that way and use the 
personal name as the suffix. C a n you help me out? 
I shall be making a trip.shortly up to Costa Rica to see the flowering of the Hevea 
trees. Last Louis Williams and his wife were in Bogota for a few days. Is Mrs. 
Marsh still drawing for you? If so, give her my regards and tell her. that very soon now 
I shall have several things for her to draw, maps of distribution especially. 
Regards 
