1-82 Christinas Island. 



APOCYNACEJE. 



59. Cerbera odoUam, Gsertn., forma. 



Small tree, Rocky Point. iS'o. 104. 



This plant, as figured by Rheede in the Hort. Mai., i, p. 71, 

 t. 39, has long lanceolate or oblanceolate leaves. In the Christmaa 

 Island plant the leaves are broader and shorter. 



Distnh. (type). — India, Malay Archipelago, China, Australia, 

 Pacific Islands. 



60. Ochrosia ackeringae, Miquel, angustifolia, var. nov. 



Folia quam ea typi longiora et angiistiora. Drupae 2 basi 

 connatae divaricatae conicse H poll, longse. 



Porest tree. Timber used for building. No. 35. 

 j!^ative name : Gundra roussa. 

 Distrib. — Banka Islands. 



ASCLEPIADACE^. 



61. Hoya aldrichii, Hemsley. 



Everywhere on trees and rocks ; flowers jS^ovember-Januaiy. 

 No. 105. Mr. W. B. Hemsley briefly diagnoses this species in 

 Joum. Linn. Soc, xxv, p. 355. For an amplified description see 

 Mr. ^Y. P. Hiem in Journ. Bot., 1898, p. 417. 



Native name : Kembang ji-wa. 



Distrib. — Endemic. 



BORAGINE^. 



62. Tournefortia argentea, Linn. fil. 

 Common on sea clifi's. No, 137. 

 Diatrih. — Ceylon, Australia, Malaya, Mauritius. 



63. Cordia subcordata, Lam. 



Near sea only. Yery hard wood. No. 45. 

 Native name : Grongan. 



Distrib. — South-East Asia to Australia and Sandvrich Islands, 

 Tropical Africa. 



64. Ehretia buxifolia, Roxb. 



Small shrub, common on the higher parts of the island, where it 

 forms the worst of the undergrowth. The leaves are rather larger 

 than usual. No, 68. 



Distrib. — Deccan Peninsula, Malaya to Formosa and Philippines, 



