60 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4th Ser. 



BASELLACEAE 



Boussingaultia HBK. 



B. baselloides HBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. VII. 196, t. 645 

 (1825); Rob. (1), 141. — Charles Isl. : Darwin. Duncan 

 IsL. : trailing vines covering rocks at 1150 ft. (no. 1431). 

 Further distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE 



Phytolacca L. 



P. octandra L. Sp. PI. ed. 2, 631 (1762). P. decandra 

 Hook. f. (3), 193, not L.; Anderss. (1), 227, (2), 97; Rob. 

 (1), 141. — Albemarle Isl. : Villamil, prostrate bushes, com- 

 mon around 3150 ft, (no. 1433). James Isl.: James Bay, 

 common bushes 4-5 ft. high above 2150 ft. (no. 1432). Rob- 

 inson, 1. c, suggested that this species might possibly be P. 

 octandra. The specimens secured confirm this suggestion. 

 Further distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 



Rivina Plum, 



R. humilis L. Sp. PI. 121 (1753).— Albemarle Is.l. : Villa- 

 mil, low bushes in dense woodland at 500 ft. (no. 1434). 

 Indefatigable Isl. : Academy Bay, rare near sea level, com- 

 mon in dense woodland at 300-450 ft, (nos. 1435-1436). 

 James Isl. : James Bay, fairly abundant in woodland around 

 2100 ft. (no. 1437). Further distr. S. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., 

 S. Am. 



NYCTAGINACEAE 



Boerhaavia L. 



B. erectaL. Sp. PI. 3 (1753) ; Rob. (1), 141.— Albemarle 

 Isl. : Macrae. Charles Isl. : common to 600 ft. during 

 the spring months; during the autumn it was found 

 occasionally among rocks at 1450 ft., (no. 1438). Chatham 

 Isl. : Andersson. Indefatigable Isl. : Andersson. Further 

 distr. S. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 



B. paniculata Rich. Act. Soc. Nat. Hist. Par. I. 105 (1792) ; 

 Rob. (1), 141. — Albemarle Isl.: Tagus Cove, common in 



