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BIsCHOFIA JAVANICA, Blume.—Native name Koka. A tree plentiful in the lower 
parts of the island. 
New Caledonia to Tahiti, and northwards to Malaya and India. 
ALEURITES MOLUCCANA, Willd.—Native name Tuitui. Abundant throughout the 
island from sea-level to over 1000 ft., in the hilly districts often forming a large 
proportion of the forest. The natives still string the oily seeds and use them as candles, 
as in so many other parts of Polynesia. 
Throughout the Pacific Islands from the Sandwich Islands on the north to the 
Kermadec Islands on the south; also in Australia, Malaya, and India. 
CoDIZUM VARIEGATUM, Blume.—Commonly cultivated by the natives for ornament, 
but I doubt its being truly indigenous, although it may have been introduced before the 
arrival of Europeans. 
Western Pacific, and northwards to the Malay Archipelago. 
Ñ k* MANIHOT UTILISSIMA, Pohl.—Introduced by the first missionaries, and now ex- 
tensively cultivated, also established in many places as a naturalized plant. 
Tropical America. 
ACALYPHA TRICOLOR, Seem.—Largely planted by the natives on account of its 
brilliant foliage, and probably introduced by them in very early times. 
Fiji, Samoa. 
ACALYPHA, sp. nov.—Shaded woods near Arorangi, not common. I had referred 
this with doubt to A. insulana, Muell. Arg., but the Kew authorities report it as 
undeseribed. 
MacanANGA HanvEYANA, Muell Arg.—Native name Enua. Common in forests, 
ascending the hills to 1000 ft. alt. Often planted for shade near the native villages. 
Pacific Islands from Fiji to Tahiti. 
*RICINUS COMMUNIS, Linn.—Cultivations and waste places, plentifully naturalized. 
Originally from Africa, now spread through the world in warm countries. 
HOMALANTHUS PEDICELLATUs, Benth.—Rare. Summit of Mount Taitukura, 1800- 
2000 ft.; Mount Tekou, 1500-1800 ft. 
Pacific Islands, from New Caledonia eastwards to Tahiti. 
URTICACE.E. 
BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA, Vent.—Native name Aute. When the island was first 
discovered this was largely cultivated and used for the manufacture of cloth, as else- 
where in Polynesia. It is now almost extinct, and apparently restricted to a single 
locality on the eastern side of the island. 
Through the Pacific Islands, Malaya, China. 
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