BOTANY. 357 



DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPKRMIA. 



Myoporum tenuifolium. Bastard Sandal-wood. 

 Sandwich Isles ; native name naiho. 



Premna Sp. Bears clusters of light-green flowers, 

 succeeded by globular purple berries, from which the 

 natives of Raiatea prepare a blue dye for their bark 

 cloth. 



Society Isles ; native name vevdo. 



Vitex trifolia. Timor. 



Besleria laurifolia. This is a lofty tree, affecting ele- 

 vated lands. In the month of January, it bears flowers 

 which are much esteemed by the natives for their agree- 

 able odour. 



Society Isles ; native name pua. 



Buddleia Madagascariensis. St. Helena. 



Limnophila gratioloides. This is a low and trailing 

 herb, inhabiting the moist soil near mountain rivulets. 

 The flowers are small and pale. The leaves, when 

 crushed, emit a powerful smell of camphor. 



Society Isles ; native name buaa uru. 



Herpestis Monnieria. Herbaceous and trailing; 

 bears a small light-blue flower ; grows abundantly on 

 the sea-shore. 



Marquesas. Sandwich Isles. 



TETRADYNAMIA. SILICULOSA. 



Lepidium Owhyeense. Sandwich Isles. 

 Senebiera pinnatifida. Sandwich Isles. 



