6 Notes on the Flora of Kahoolawe. 



PORTUIvACACEAE. 

 Portulaca lutea Sol. 

 Portulaca sclerocarpa Gray. 



This plant is mentioned by Hillebrand as being collected by 

 Lydgate on the island. 



PAPAVERACEAE. 

 Argetnone mexicana L. 



Three plants were observed on the eastern pali. 



CAPPARIDACEAE. 

 Capparis sandwichiana DC. 



Occurs in a few places on low cliffs of the west side. 



LEGUMINOSAE. 

 Acacia Farnesiana Willd. 



Not common. 



Erythrina monosperma Gaud. 



The sole remaining indigenous tree. 



Meiobomia triflora ( L. ) Ktz. 

 Desmodium triflorum DC. 

 Mimosa pudica L. 

 Prosopis juliflora DC. 



Small groves at the mouths of gullies. Introduced about 

 fifteen years ago, and spread by horses and mules. The pods are 

 one of the most important live stock foods on these islands. 



Another unidentified leguminous plant was also collected. 



ZVCxOPHYEIvACEAE. 

 Tribulus cistoides L. 



EUPHORBIACEAE. 

 Euphorbia pilulifera L. 

 Euphorbia thymifolia I/. 



STERCULIACEAE. 

 Waltheria americana L. 



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