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Page 14 - II) consists almost entirely of strand trees, epiphytal ferns, lianas, and a few undershrubs. The majority of the species are included in what Schimper has called the Barringtonia Formation.
Page 14 - Pithecolobium dulce, a leguminous tree known in the East Indies as the Manila tamarind, but which was brought from Mexico for the sake of its tannin-yielding bark and its edible pods. No truly indigenous palms occur, but Areca cathecu, the betel-nut palm, grows spontaneously in damp places; a small, slenderstemmed species allied to Areca, called "palma brava...
Page 61 - The above may be distinguished from P. gibba, which occurs at the same locality, in being of smaller size, last whorl not inflated, and in its color.
Page 14 - ... fern-like crests of this plant are distinctly visible to those on board ships entering the harbor and lend a peculiar charm to the landscape. Though usually only 1.2 to 1.5 meters high, the trunks reach the height of three meters in certain localities. On the promontory of As Kiroga, near...
Page 14 - Lemoncito thickets (Tnphasia trifoliatd) are also common, the bushes sprouting from the roots and bearing fragrant, white, jasmine-like flowers and scarlet berries resembling miniature oranges. Among the succulent plants are wild ginger...
Page 14 - Taetsia terminaMs, a liliaceous plant with graceful tufts of red leaves. Besides the climbing and epiphytal ferns already mentioned there are many others growing on the ground, including Belvima spicata, Dryopteris (Knsecta, Dryoplerla paranitifa, Aspleniwn laserpiti!folium,A.
Page 14 - ... adnascens, with linear-lanceolate fronds; graceful Davallia solida (PI. Ill), with glossy divided fronds, and the interesting Humata heterophylla (PI. LIII), which takes its generic name from the village of Hum&tag, or Umata, on the west coast of this island, where it was first collected. Beneath the shade of the forest trees several undershrubs are usually found, including species of Icacorea, Piper, Peperomia, and the creeping rubiaceous Carinta twbacea, with small white flowers and scarlet...