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This species, which is a native of the Sej'chelles, Tropical 

 Asia, and Polynesia, is recorded as naturalised at " la Petite 

 Ptivi^re Noire," Mauritius, under Ceanthus asiaticus, Linn., 

 in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 70. 



It is recorded as native on the shore and in the filao 

 (Casuarina equisetifolia, Porst.) plantations in Flat Island, 

 in Home, Notes on Flora of Flat Island, pp. 7 and 8, pub- 

 lished in 1886. 



It was seen by me growing on coral sand, 5 feet above 

 sea-level, lie du Morne, on 7th November 1889. 

 Naturalised. Capsules ^ inch broad, globose, glabrous, 

 brown, dehiscing by 3 valves. Seeds I inch long, trique- 

 trous, with a convex back and flat sides, glabrous, brown. 



Leguminos^. 



* SoPHOKA TOMENTOSA, Linn. — DC. Prod. ii. 95. Common 

 on coralline limestone, at the seashore, 5 feet above sea- 

 level, 20th June 1890. Naturalised. Shrub 8-10 feet 

 high, erect. Pod 1-8 seeded. 



One plant, 3 feet high, of this species was seen by me 

 growing on coralline limestone, 10 feet above sea-level, He 

 Marianne, 19th March 1890. Naturalised. 



In Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 83, it is recorded as naturalised 

 in He aux Tonneliers, at the entrance of Port Louis har- 

 bour ; but it is not recorded from Mauritius in Baker, Flor. 

 Maur. Seych. 



>S'. tomeniosa, Linn., is a native of India and the West 

 Indies. 



* C^SALPINIA BoNDUCELLA, Fleming. — Baker, Flor. Maur. 

 Seych., p. 88. Coralline limestone, at the seashore, 5 feet 

 above sea-level, 20th June 1890. Naturalised. Only one 

 shrub, 5 feet high, was seen by me. Pod 1-2-seeded. 

 This species is spread everywhere in the tropics, but in 

 Mauritius it is naturalised. 



* Cassia occidentalis, Linn. — Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., 

 p. 89. Bare on waste ground, 5 feet above sea-level, 20th 

 June 1890. Naturalised. This species is widely spread 

 in the tropics, but in Mauritius it is naturalised. 



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