Naturalized Haicaiian FIo7'a. 25 



Rumex patentia L. 



Riiuicx pateutia Iv., Sp. Pi., 1753, 333. 



A few specimens of this species were observed at Nahiku 

 Landing, E. Maui. The plant also occurs as a weed in cane 

 fields on Hawaii. 

 C. N. F., no. 265. M. 



PORTULACACEAE, 



Portulaca lutea Sol. 



Portulaca lutea Sol., Ex Forst. f. PI. EscuL, 1786, 72. Seem. Fl. Vit., 9. 



Portulaca flava DC, Prod., 1843, iii, 355. 



This species occurs as a rather rare shore plant, probably on 

 all the islands. This museum has specimens collected on Marcus, 

 Midway and Ea^'san islands by W. A. Bryan, while it has been 

 reported from Necker island by W. K. Fisher' and from Hawaii 

 b}' Dr. Guppy.-* It also occurs on Oahu near Kaena Point, and 

 should be considered as indigenous. 

 C. N. F., no. 1650. O. 



CARYOPHYELACEAE. 



Drymaria cordata (L.) W'illd. 



Holosteum cordatum L., Sp. PI., 1753, 8S. 



Dryuiaria cordata Willd., Roem & Schultes, Syst. Veg., 1819, 5, 406. 



Observed by Heller on Kauai. Occurs on all the islands. 



Polycarpon tetraphyllum L. 



Polycarpo)i tetraphylluiu L., vSp. PI., 1753, 881. 



Observed at Makawao, E. Maui. 



C. N. F., Aug. 1910. M. 



Tissa marina ( L. ) Britton. 



Aroiaria rubra var marina L., Sp. PI., 1753, 423. 

 Spergularia salina Presl., Fl. Cech., 1819,95. 

 Buda })iarina Dumort, Fl. Belg., 1827, no. 

 Spergularia media A. Gray, Man., 1867, 5, 95. 

 Tissa marina Britton, Bui. Torr. Club, 1889, 16, 126. 

 Buda marina var 7>iinor S. Wats., A. Gray, Man., 1890, Ed. vi, 90. 



Near the beach in various places between Diamond Head and 

 Koko Head on Oahu. 

 C. N. F., no. 1501. O. 



HV. K. Fisher. Bui. U. S. Fish Commission, vol. xxiii, pt. iii, 1903, 

 p. 807. 



■•H. B. Guppv. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific, vol. ii, p. 555. 



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