APPENDIX 547 



NOTE 20 (page 42). 



ON THE MAXIMUM HEIGHTS REACHED BY SOME SHORE PLANTS IN 

 THEIR EXTENSION INLAND IN VANUA LEVU, FIJI 



Since they occupy the " talasinga " districts described in the following 

 note, these shore plants would be expected to extend as high as those 

 districts extend, namely, to about 1,500 feet above the sea. This indeed 

 represents their limit excepting in one instance ; but many fall considerably 

 short of this elevation. 



Canavalia obtusifolia, variety, 700 feet, rare. 



CassythafiliformiS) 950 feet. 



Cerbera Odollam^ 1,200 feet : 2,600 feet in one exceptional case on the 

 slopes of Mbatini. 



Colubrina asiatica, 400 feet. 



Cycas circinaliS) 1,100 feet. 



Derris uliginosa, 1,000 feet, rare. 



Ipomea pes capra^ 1,300 feet. 



Morinda citrifolia^ 700 feet. 



Sc&wla Kcenigii, not common inland, and rarely over 100 feet above 

 the sea ; but it may occur miles from the beach, as near Vatu Levoni, 

 where a few stunted plants were growing five miles from the coast. 



Vitex trifolia, 1,300 feet, usually more or less unifoliolate and 

 procumbent. 



Unless otherwise stated all the plants above named are common inland, 

 as also are Premna tahitensis, Tacca pinnatifida^ Tephrosia piscatoria. 

 Hibiscus tiliaceus, &c. ; but I have made no note of Thespesia populnea 

 occurring far off the beach. 



NOTE 21 (pages 42,43) 



ON THE DWARFING OF SHORE PLANTS WHEN EXTENDING INLAND INTO 

 THE " TALASINGA " PLAINS IN VANUA LEVU. 



Premna tahitensis, 9 or 10 feet high at the coast, may here be only 

 3 feet high. Other trees like Morinda dtrifolia become also stunted. 

 Cerbera Odollam, a moderate-sized tree at the coast, may in the " talasinga " 

 plains be only 4 to 6 feet high, but it here displays distinct varietal 

 characters. Whilst the shore trees of Cerbera Odollam have broad leaves 

 (length 3 times the breadth) with obtuse points, and short, stout flower- 

 peduncles (i|-2 inches), the inland or " talasinga" species has long lanceo- 

 late leaves (length 7 or 8 times the breadth), and long, slender flower 

 peduncles (3 inches). However, intermediate forms are common, the 

 broad-leaved coast tree approaching the inland plant and vice versa. 



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