248 TEAXSACTIONS AND PEOCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. Lvni. 



' LiXACEiE. 



Lloyd, in Trans. Xat. Hist. Soc. Maur., 1842-45, p. 

 158, records having seen in 1844 the " Bois de Eonde," 

 Erthryoxylon laurifolium, Lam. — Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., 

 p. 35, in the belts of forest wood on the upper part of the 

 island. This shrub, which is native in the Mauritius, has 

 not been seen in Ptound Island by the other botanists who 

 have since visited the island. 



LEGUMINOSiE. 



Among the trees on the south-east side of the hill, at 

 460 feet above sea - level, I found a leguminous plant, 

 which I have not identified, as it was neither in flower nor 

 fruit. Boot woody, about a foot long, little branched. 

 Stem about a foot long, woody, unbranched. Leaves 1—2 

 inches long, equally bipinnate, without tendrils ; pinnae, 

 3— 5-jugate; leaflets, 5— 15-jugate, \ inch long, oblong, sub- 

 acute, glabrous, green above, pale purplish-green beneath. 



This plant was not observed by the other botanists who 

 previously visited the island. 



Samydace^ ? 



On the south side of the hill, 480-520 feet above sea- 

 level, I found several small trees, which, perhaps, belong to 

 the Samydaceffi ; but I have not identified them, as they 

 were not in flower, and only two unripe fruits were obtained 

 by me. 



Tree 10-12 feet high, much branched, with terete, glabrous, 

 brown branches. Leaves alternate, 1|— 3 inches long, 

 round-ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, glabrous, dark- 

 shining green above, pale green beneath, coriaceous ; petiole 

 \-\ inch long. Unripe fruit springing from the axil of 

 a branch, \ inch broad, globose, beaked, glabrous, pale 

 green. 



This tree appears to be the same as the one seen in 

 1869 by Barkly and Home, and recorded by them in 

 Trans. Boy. Soc. Maur., 1869, pp. 120 and 137 :— " Xo. 22. 

 Sp. : A small tree about 12 feet high, somewhat resembles 

 Blackiijcllia, but I cannot trace it to any of them." 



