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D. uncinatum (Jaq.) DC. Prodr. II. 331 (1825). Hedy- 

 sarum uncinatum Jaq. Hort. Sch. III. t. 298 (1798). D. un- 

 cinatum DC. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 151. — Albemarle Isl. : Tagus 

 Cove, common above 3,000 ft. (no. 1566). Chatham Isl.: 

 Wreck Bay, Baur. Indefatigable Isl. : Academy Bay, 

 among a dense growth of vines and bushes at 500 ft. (no. 



1567). Further distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 



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Erythrina L. 



E. velutina Willd. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Neue Schr. III. 426 

 (1801); Rob. (1), 151. — Albemarle Isl.: Banks Bay, ace. 

 to F. X. Williams. Indefatigable Isl. : Academy Bay, 

 small trees in the vicinity of the shore; northeast side, small 

 trees about two miles inland (no. 1668) ; northwest side, small 

 trees to 750 ft. James Isl. : James Bay, large forest trees 

 from near the shore to 1200 ft.; northeast side, small trees 

 above 300 ft. Wen man Isl. : the grove of leafless trees, men- 

 tioned by Heller, Rob. (1), 251, belongs to this species. This 

 species sometimes forms forest trees three feet in diameter at 

 the base and more than sixty feet in height. It is the largest 

 tree found in the dry regions. Further distr. W. Ind., S. Am. 



Galactea P. Br. 



G. Jussiaeana Kunth, var. glabrescens Benth. in Mart. Fl. 

 Bras. XV. pt. 1, 143 (1859); Rob. (1), 152.— Chatham 

 Isl.: Basso Point, occasional at 1000 ft. (no. 1585) ; Wreck 

 Bay, (no. 1586). Hood Isl.: generally distributed over the 

 island but not common (no. 1587). Further distr. Brazil. 



Var. volubilis Benth. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 151. — Abingdon Isl.: 

 occasional vines on the lower parts of the island (no. 1571). 

 Albemarle Isl. : Iguana Cove, common on bushes on the 

 lower parts (no. 1574) ; Tagus Cove, occasional on bushes on 

 the sides of the mountain (no. 1572) ; Villamil, common on 

 bushes to 400 ft. (no. 1573). Charles Isl. : on bushes, 575- 

 1000 ft., (nos. 1576-1577). Chatham Isl.: Sappho Cove, 

 abundant in lava crevices (no. 1579). Duncan Isl.: occa- 

 sional at 700 ft., abundant on rocks at 1275 ft., (no. 1580). 

 Gardner Isl. (near Hood Isl.) : (no. 1582). Indefatiga- 

 ble Isl. : north side, common on lava near the shore (no. 

 1583). James Isl.: James Bay, on the lower parts of the 



