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S. supina L'Her. Stirp. Nov. 109bis t. 52 (1785).— Abing- 

 don IsL. : common above 1000 ft. (no. 2037). Albemarle 

 IsL. : Tagus Cove, common, 1000-4000 ft., (nos. 2038-2041) ; 

 Villamil, common in woodland, 500-1300 ft., (no. 2039). 

 Charles Isl. : occasional in open country around 1000 ft. (no. 

 2042). Duncan Isl.: rare at 1250 ft. (no. 2043). Further 

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



S. veronicaefolia Lam. var. humilis (Cav.) K. Schum. in 

 Mart. Fl. Bras. XII. pt. 3, 320 (1891). 5. humilis Cav. Diss. 

 V. 277, t. 134, f. 2 (1788). Var. humilis K. Schum. 1. c; Rob. 

 (1), 176. — Albemarle Isl.: Iguana Cove, Snodgrass and 

 Heller. Further distr. general in warm countries. 



Malvacea sp. — Abingdon Isl. : common in woodland above 

 1000 ft. Specimen sterile and indeterminate (no. 2044). 



STERCULIACEAE 



Waltheria L. 



W. reticulata Hook. f. (3), 231 ; Rob. (1), 176.— Abingdon 

 Isl. : bushes, usually procumbent, to 1100 ft., (no. 2045). Al- 

 bemarle Isl. : Cowley Bay, occasional procumbent bushes on 

 the lower parts, common bushes 2-4 ft. high around 2,000 ft., 

 (no. 2046) ; Elizabeth Bay, Snodgrass and Heller; Tagus 

 Cove, bushes 2-4 ft. high, 300-600 ft., (no. 2047) ; Villamil, 

 common bushes on lava beds to 200 ft. (no. 2048). Charles 

 Isl. : Andersson; Baur. Duncan Isl. : low bushes at 1275 

 ft. (no. 2049). James Isl.: Douglas; Macrae; James Bay, 

 Snodgrass and Heller. Jervis Isl. : occasional bushes at 350 

 ft. (no. 2051). Endemic. 



Forma Anderssonii Rob. (1), 176. Forma acawato Rob. (1), 

 176. — Barrington Isl. : Baur. Chatham Isl. : north side, 

 Andersson. Indefatigable Isl. : north side, low bushes above 

 100 ft. (no. 2063) ; northeast side, low bushes near the coast 

 (no. 2052). Narborough Isl.: north side, Snodgrass and 

 Heller. Tower Isl. : procumbent bushes, common, (no. 

 2053). The more abundant material seems to show that the 

 characters which distinguish forma acamata, Rob. 1. c, apply 



