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as an escape from gardens in the Sandwich Islands (Hildebrand, 
Fl. Haw. Isds. p. 98). 
Clitoria Ternatea, H. B. K.—Lister. 
Widely spread in tropical countries ; but it is commonly cul- 
tivated, and uncertain where it is really indigenous. 
Erythrina indica, Lam.— U.S. Expl. Exped.; Lister. 
Fiji to the Marquesas Islands ; and Eastern Australia, through 
Malaya to India. Often planted. 
Erythrina ovalifolia, Roxb.— Lister. 
Fiji and Samoa Islands, Java, and India. 
Mucuna gigantea, DC.— Harvey ; Lister. 
Fiji eastward to the Marquesas and Sandwich Islands ; also 
Eastern Australia and through Malaya to India. 
There is some doubt respecting the specific identity of the 
specimens from the various localities. 
Pueraria Thunbergiana, Benth.— Lister. 
Solomon Islands and Buru, and very common in China and 
Japan. Cultivated in China for its fibre. 
Canavalia ensiformis, DC., var. turgida (C. turgida, R. Grah.). 
—U.S. Expl. Exped. 
From Fiji to the Marquesas Islands, and common nearly all 
over tropical Asia, Africa, and America, especially in maritime 
districts, but apparently wanting in Australia. 
Canavalia obtusifolia, DC.— Barclay ; Lister. 
Fiji eastward to the Society Islands, and common on sandy 
coasts in nearly all tropical countries. 
Phaseolus adenanthus, G. I’. Mey. (P. truxillensis, H. B. K.). 
— Moseley. 
Fiji eastward to the Society and Sandwich Islands, and cosmo- 
politan in the tropics. 
Phaseolus Mungo, Linn.— Barclay. 
Fiji and Samoa Islands, and throughout the tropics of the Old 
World. Extensively cultivated as a vegetable. 
Vigna retusa, Walp. (V. lutea, A. Gray) —Cartwright ; Lister. 
Fiji eastward to the Society and Sandwich Islands. Widely 
