. Economic plants of Porto Rico. Botany; Botany, Economic. 250 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. Tecoma leucoxylon. A shrubby, erect species with small leathery leaves. Grows near the sea, on the south side of the island; Guanica and Ponce. (Sintenis.) Tecoma pentaphylla. Roble blanco. A wild tree 10 meters high, wood white and strong. Common to all parts of the island and occurring in all the Antilles. Said by Stahl to flower in May, but our specimens collected in the Plata Valley above Cayey had handsome pink flowers in November. (Stahl, 6: 175.) Tecoma stans. Roble amarillo. A tree
. Economic plants of Porto Rico. Botany; Botany, Economic. 250 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. Tecoma leucoxylon. A shrubby, erect species with small leathery leaves. Grows near the sea, on the south side of the island; Guanica and Ponce. (Sintenis.) Tecoma pentaphylla. Roble blanco. A wild tree 10 meters high, wood white and strong. Common to all parts of the island and occurring in all the Antilles. Said by Stahl to flower in May, but our specimens collected in the Plata Valley above Cayey had handsome pink flowers in November. (Stahl, 6: 175.) Tecoma stans. Roble amarillo. A tree 4 meters high, cultivated in gardens for its yellow flowers. (Stahl, 6: 278.) Tecomaria capensis. Family Bignoniaceae; a climber, native of the Cape of Good Hope. Culti- vated at Pig. 13.—Almendra, fruit of Terminalia catappa. Temporana. See Suriana maritima. Teo. Probably the same as tea. Tephrosia. See Cracca. Teramnus uncinatus. Crest a de gallo blanco. Family Viciaceae; a vine with twining branches. (Stahl, 3: 64.) Terminalia bueeras. See Bueida buceras. Terminalia catappa. Almendro. Indian almond. Plate LVII and Figure 13. This is the large beautiful large-leaved tree so commonly planted for shade at San Juan and along the military roads, and called " ; It is believed by many Porto Ricans to be the genuine almond tree on account of the close. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, O. F. (Orator Fuller), 1867-1949; Collins, G. N. , (Guy N. 1872-1938. Washington, Govt. Print Off.
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