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LYTHRACEAE 

 Cuphea P. Br. 



C. patula St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. III. 101 (1832-1833); 

 Rob. (1), 182. — Chatham Isl. : Wreck Bay, fairly common 

 in grassy areas around 1700 ft. Further distr. Brazil. 



Punica L. 



P. Granatum L. Sp. PI. 472 (1853). — Chatham Isl.: 

 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. PI. 443 (1753); Rob. (1), 182.— Albe- 

 marle Isl. : Banks Bay, small mangroves occur along the 

 shore at this place ace. 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 Isl.: a small patch of rather stunted speci- 

 mens occur in a cove on the northeast side of the island (no. 

 3020). Hood Isl. : 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 



