NO. 8 FLOWERING PLANTS KILLIP 3 



EUPHORBIACEAE 

 Phyllanthus niruri L. Sp. PI. 981. 1753. 



Clipperton Island (no. 101). A common tropical weed. 



MALVACEAE 



Abutilon umbellatum (L.) Sweet. Hort. Brit. 53. 1826. 

 Sida umbellata L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1 145. 1759. 



Charles Island (no. 113). This genus is in need of thorough revi- 

 sion, and for the present I am accepting Svenson's views " in reducing 

 the two supposedly endemic Galapagan species, A. depauperatum 

 (Hook, f.) Anderss. and A. anderssoniamim Garcke to synonyms of 

 A. iimbcllatum, a rather widespread plant in tropical America. 



Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht. Linnaea n: 210. 1837. 

 Sida cristata L. Sp. PL 684. 1753. 



Charles Island (no. 122). Widely distributed in the Tropics. 



Gossypium barbadense L. Sp. PI. 693. 1753. 



Charles Island (no. 115). In spite of the economic importance of 

 this genus, its taxonomy is in a state of great confusion. The species 

 name is here used in a broad sense. 



STERCULIACEAE 

 Waltheria reticulata Hook. f. Trans. Linn. Soc. 20: 231. 1847. 



Charles Island (no. 123). Endemic to the Galapagos Islands. 



PASSIFLORACEAE 

 Passiflora foetida var. galapagensis Killip, Field Mus. Bot. 19: 505. 1938. 

 Charles Island (no. no). Endemic to the Galapagos Islands. 



CONVOLVULACEAE 

 Evolvulus glaber Spreng. Syst. 1 : 862. 1825. 



Charles Island (no. 118). Widely distributed in the West Indies 

 and northern South America ; rarer elsewhere. 



BORAGINACEAE 

 Cordia lutea Lam. 111. Gen. 1 : 421. 1791. 



Charles Island (nos. in, 116). A showy plant, with large yellow 

 flowers. Also in western South America. 



4 Amer. Journ. Bot. 22 : 243. 1935. 



