32 Director's Annual Report. 
Solanum sodomeum L. 
Solanum sodomeum Vj., Sp. Pl., 1753, 187. 
This African species is rather common on Oahu. First re- 
corded by Heller. 
ACANTHACEAE. 
Thunbergia alata Boj. 
Thunbergia alata Boj., Sims. Bot. Mag., 2591. 
A troublesome garden weed in Honolulu. 
Thunbergia alata var aurantiaca Ktz. 
This variety occurs as a roadside plant in Pauoa Valley on 
Oahu. 
PLANTAGINACEHAHE. 
Plantago lanceolata L. 
Plantago lanceolata 1,., Sp. Pl., 1753, 113. 
This species usually occurs at rather high elevations, 2000 to 
3000 feet. Observed on all the islands. 
RUBIACEAE. 
Sherardia arvensis L. 
Sherardia arvensis Vj, Sp. Pl., 1753, 102. 
Maui, slopes of Haleakala. 
CAN eB nos 2077.0 Me 
CUCUR BTC H/Acz,. 
Momordica charantia L. 
Momordica charantia V,., Sp. Pl., 1753, 1009. 
Met with on all the islands, especially in rather dry localities 
where it climbs over rocks and stone walls. Near Kailua on Ha- 
waii, it covers acres of rough aa flows, and is regarded as a bad pest. 
Another cucurbit with spiney fruits not yet identified is fairly 
common on all the islands. 
COMPOSITAE. 
Carduus lanceolatus L. 
Carduus lanceolatus J,., Sp. Pl., 1753, 821. 
Cirsium lanceolatum Scop., Fl. Carn. Ed. ii, 1772, 2, 130. 
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Cnicus lanceolatus Willd., Prodr. Fl. Berol., 1789, 259. 
The common bur-thistle is well established on Hawaii and in 
several places on Maui. 
Cy N. Eno. 116. Me Hananila We Maui. 
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