288 MR. T. F. CHEESEMAN ON 
LOGANIACE.E. 
GENIOSTOMA RUPESTRE, Forst. ?— Southern slopes of Maungaroa, not seen elsewhere. 
I do not feel quite sure that this species is correctly identified. 
New Caledonia and Fiji to Tahiti. 
Faemxa BERTERIANA, A. Gray.— Native name Fua. Plentiful on the hills of the 
interior, ascending to the tops of the highest peaks. Sometimes planted for ornament 
near the native villages. The flowers are deliciously fragrant, and are collected and 
strung into necklaces by the natives, retaining some of their fragrance long after they 
are dry. The wood is said to be exceedingly durable, and was used for all classes of 
carved work, and especially for the elaborately carved handles of the ceremonial axes 
reserved for the use of the chiefs. 
New Caledonia and Fiji to Tahiti and the Marquesas. 
BORAGINACE, 
CORDIA sUBCORDATA, Lam.—Native name Tou. Plentiful near the villages of the 
natives, but perhaps planted only. The chief Tarare informed me that it was brought 
to Rarotonga by the natives themselves, long before the advent of Europeans. 
Throughout the Pacific Islands, and plentiful in the warm regions of the Old World. 
TOURNEFORTIA ARGENTEA, Linn. f.—Native name Tauhinu. Eastern shores of the 
island, a few clumps at Matavera and Ngatangiia, just above high-water mark. 
Abundant throughout the Pacific Islands, and on the coasts of North Australia, 
Malaya, India, and Mauritius. 
 HELIOTROPIUM ANOMALUM, Hook. & Arn.—Plentiful on sandy shores just above 
high-water mark. Leaves much larger than described by Drake del Castillo. 
Society Islands, Paumotu Group, Sandwich Islands. 
CONVOLVULACEÆ. 
* ARGYREIA TILLEFOLIA, Wight.—Serambling over walls and rocks at Matavera, on 
the eastern side of the island, probably introduced. 
India and Malaya to the Philippines, but often cultivated in warm climates 
Iro GRANDIFLORA, Lam.—Common near the sea, all round the island. 
Tropics of the Old World, abundant. 
Trouta PELTATA, Choisy.— Woods near the sea, abundant all round the island, 
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Fiji to Tahiti, North Australia, Malaya. Mauritius. 
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