300 MR. T. F. CHEESEMAN ON 
LILIACE.E. 
CORDYLINE TERMINALIS, Kunth.—Native name Ti. Common in the interior, 
ascending to the tops of the highest peaks, 1800-2200 ft. alt. In olden times several 
varieties were cultivated for the sake of the large tuberous root, and it is still occasionally 
planted. The root was bruised, mixed w ith the ** Kape " (Alocasia), and then baked for 
a whole day. 
Throughout the Pacific Islands, either wild or cultivated, and extending northwards 
to India and Burma. 
DIANELLA INTERMEDIA, Endl.—Native name Pui. Abundant on dry hills, ascending 
to 2000 ft. Attains a much larger size than in New Zealand. 
From Fiji to Tahiti, and southwards to Norfolk Island and New Zealand. 
COMMELIN ACE X. 
*COMMELINA NUDIFLORA, Linn.—Common all round the island in damp places. The 
natives cut it for forage for their horses. 
Most warm countries. 
PALMA, 
Cocos NUCIFERA, Linn.—Native name Nu. The Cocoa-nut is abundant in the lower 
portions of the island, from high-water mark to perhaps 300 ft. alt. The natives state 
that there are five varieties, which they distinguish mainly by the size and colour of the 
fruit. Their names are Nu-kura, Nu-uri, Nu-tea, Nu-mangaro, and Nu-mura. 
Most tropical shores. 
PANDANACEZ. 
PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS, Linn.—Native name Aru. Common along the coast, 
often forming the chief vegetation just above high-water mark. It also ascends the 
hills to at least 800 ft. 
Polynesian Islands and northwards to tropical Asia. 
PANDANUS sp.—Native name Rauara. A small species, hardly more than 6 or 8 ft. in 
height, with soft flexible leaves, which are not nearly so spinose on the margins and midrib 
as in the preceding. I did not see either flowers or fruit. It prefers moist places, and is 
often cultivated by the natives, who use the leaves for making sleeping-inats, baskets, &c. 
They all agree in stating that it is a distinct plant from the foregoing, never attaining à 
large size. It is probably the same as the plant referred by GERENS to P. caricosus, 
Rumph., in the * Flora Vitiensis’ (p. 281). 
FREYCINETIA, sp. nov.—Native name Kie-kie. Very abundant on the mountains, 
scrambling up the trunks of trees or over rocks, often rendering the forest almost 
impenetrable. Unfortunately I failed to find either flowers or fruit. 
