116 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4TH SER. 
LYTHRACEAE 
Cuphea P. Br. 
C. patula St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. III. 101 (1832-1833) ; 
Rob. (1), 182—Cuatuam Ist.: Wreck Bay, fairly common 
in grassy areas around 1700 ft. Further distr. Brazil. 
Punica L. 
P. Granatum L. Sp. Pl. 472 (1853).—CwHatuam Ist.: 
Wreck Bay, common bushes and small trees around 700 ft. 
Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions through 
cultivation. 
P. sp.?—-CHARLES IsL.: specimen too poor for accurate 
determination. 
RHIZOPHORACEAE 
Rhizophora L. 
R. Mangle L. Sp. Pl. 443 (1753); Rob. (1), 182.—ALBE- 
MARLE Ist.: Banks Bay, small mangroves occur along the 
shore at this place acc. to F. X. Williams; Cape Rose, small 
swamps in this vicinity; Cowley Bay, a small mangrove swamp 
occurs about one-half mile south of this place; Elizabeth Bay, 
extensive swamps occur in this vicinity and in several other 
places along the north side of the island; Tagus Cove, no 
mangroves occur at this place, but there are swamps a short 
distance north of it; Turtle Cove, specimens are not numerous 
at this place, but they are often of large size, sometimes attain- 
ing a height of 40 or more feet; Villamil, low swamps fring- 
ing the shores of the bay and in one or two places on the open 
coast, (no. 3016). CHARLES IsL.: small patches of low trees 
occur on the north side (no. 3017). CHATHAM IsL.: Sappho 
Cove, low trees surrounding the cove in places (nos. 3018- 
3019). Duncan Ist.: a small patch of rather stunted speci- 
mens occur in a cove on the northeast side of the island (no. 
3020). Hoop Ist.: a few specimens occur on the north shore 
(no. 3021). INDEFATIGABLE IsL.: in occasional swamps 
around the shores of bays,.lagoons, and on the open coast on 
all sides of the island except the east. The most extensive 
mangrove swamps occur on the north shore of this island, 
which may be due to the fact that this part of the island is 
