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CUCURBITACEiE. 



BllYONOrSIS LACINIOSA 



Nand. Paoiiipai ; forest marf^in an 



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ere 



ksido 



woods ; 50 ft. 1908. Tendril climber, herbaceoTis perennial. Monoecious. 

 Corolla creamy yellow. Fruit oval, acute, glaucous between ridges. AVidely 

 distributed. 



FICOIDEiE. 



MoLLUGO NUDICAULIS Lam. Mont Canala ; denuded Niaonli area ; 

 2000 ft.; schist. 1251. Small herb with basal rosette. Widely distributed. 



Sesuvium Portulacastrum Lam. Anse Vata ; sea-sand. 84. Creeping 

 succulent. Perianth ^rcm outside, white within. Widely distributed. 



umbelliferj:. 



Hydrocotyle ASiATiCA L. Ignambi ; abundant in moister parts of 

 Niaouli association ; 3000 ft. 1714. Widely distributed. 



DiDiscus AUSTROCALEDONicus Brongn. & Gris. lie Pore Epic ; littoral 



zone on loose coral sand, plentiful. 



922. Herbaceous leaves slightly 



thickened, light green. Flowers white. Fruit flattened. 



Apium Ammi Urban. Noumea; wet roadside ditches. 39. Flowers 

 white. Widely distributed. 



AriTjM AUSTRALE Thouars. Isle of Pines ; coral sand. Perennial herb. 

 Widely distributed. 



ARALIACE^. 



Myodocarpus crassifolius Dub. & Vig. Mont Koghi; forest, 3000 ft. ; 



serpentine. 726. Tree 25 ft. Branching false dichotomous inflorescences 

 terminal. Leaves tough, hard midrib yellow. Also in scrub as a bush of 4 ft. 



branched at top. Winged 



M. FRAXINIFOLIUS Brongn. & Gris. Plaine des Lncs ; common, especially 



on slight slopes ; 800 ft. ; serpentine. 305. S!n-ub ; simple stem, sometimes 



whitish fruits. Protandrous stamens, very 



fugacious. Mt. Koghi ; forest near summit ; 3000 ft. 724. Tree 15 ft. 



Erect stem, terminal inflorescence. 

 M. Vtktllardii Bronffn. & Gris. 



Plaine des Lacs ; abundant on slightly 



elevated parts of flood plain and on edges of pools ; 800 (L ; serpentine. 



"' green. 



forest; 3500ft.; serpentine. 2182. 



344. Small shrub reaching 1 ft. without inflorescence. Flowers 



Mt 



Small tree L5ft. Leaves dark green, shining above, stiff. Corolla reddish 

 brown, caducous ; anthers pale yellow. Scented, 



