XII, C, 4 Brown, Merrill and Yates: Volcano Island 221 
teen years after the eruption and which were carried by wind 
was, however, greater than has been the case on Volcano Island. 
The difference in the effectiveness of water in transporting 
seeds cannot be accurately compared in the case of Volcano Island 
and Krakatau as the former is situated in fresh and the latter 
in salt water. 
TABLE IV.—Distribution and methods of distribution of plants found on 
Voleano Island since the eruption of Taal Volcano in 1911. 
[The * indicates additions to Gates’s 19}4 list; the + indicates species of Gates’s that were not 
: observed on Voleano Island in 1916-1917.] 
Relative abund- ‘ Geographic ori 
ance, Method of distribution. and Tetrion 
3 Origin. | Distribution, 
EB. » ee 
Species. i Es ; ‘ia 
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bale elalgl alg! .|$15131 8/4! § 
Ble Sib 2) ela] S| 2) a) 8 Els eis F, 
Plela> |alE/Elol/alsis </als 
Abrus precatorious...--..-- Sn an MEEK DEY 5 2 a meee mabey Weer Ree celal ee acing a i, 
Acacia farnesiana .__....- eel, Jecheucet- seco Merah 5 3 pe ae eee COT Tee 4 
Acrostichum aureum* _.--|----| X j----|.---|----| % |----]----|---- edaprceecdestckcgn 
. Adiantum caudatum* _...|----| * ila a ae “Saae peed Ded peat Me icedes: 
Adiantum philippense .._.|----; X |----|----/----| saa ane al | 
Aerua lanata + --..-.------ Eerie FS - SET co Oe So oh ig atcen pe, Poe 
Agan rin gel Sie Oe i “AS Ueto HR ee Pea 8 Seed Ae eS oe A Oe 
Ageratum conyzoides.....- pan, Sather Soe GP, 0: Mien Beers MO: a BE nee? re ieee Re smack 
Albizzia procera.._...----- Bticerd SAE el > oid Oe ---| % We ded fos Re oe 
Allaeanthus luzonicus_-..-- 4 ae x sean Dir > 4 wee ae Hee, ane 
' Alstonia macrophylla* ___- « ie Bas Se weaelansafaansp Xf -aaa] Xf - 
Alstonia scholaris _....---- apeck am 4. ee ae ae 
Alternanthera sessilis ._..- ae DS A cel a x 
Alysicarpus vaginalis -.... een Bs ee a Mice 
Amaranthus spinosus -_--- So Sa Ee iG ee ie ae Ae nn Se Eee eo 4 
Amorphophallus campan- 
ulatus bo ee 2 x Ate Tie Ore) ee. Ne ae 
Andropogon. fragilis* ..... x |. KA Sap MAA 
Aneilema malabaricum* ..| X |----|---- pre ER Se ean oe, ae 
Anisomeles indica*___...-- ica Ok Sa DE EO tay Oe fandn 
Annona reticulata * _.....- A : x Wh fuckc x x 
Antidesma bunius___- ; ak oe ilies: Roness ap ey ee 
Antidesma gh billa__. cl aX. ues ON [eacal 6 oenioe 
Antidesma rostratum t...-| * x Be Pee Dg a Gk ee 
Arachis h ee S06) Oe We ettieaey OS 
Arenga harifera x EL onc doncat Me pans) OK fe wiire 
Aristolochia tagala.* es fe theca 6 pind cans hwiedoest Ee 2 ee eo le 
. Artocarpus lamellata .-.-- x x Dae ete Deen Ores 7 
Arytera littoralis* ....-.-- Kd SM Wsscclegsshicaalocia eect ete Beat oe Poee~ 
Bambusa bl: ; cal SM Aed OOCRELE  pisken 
Bambusa vulgaris* x ae x x «x 
Blechnum orientale* _.....'----'---- ys es Sale 4 dy Feel foe ae 
