348 



D, Prain — The Vegetation of the Coco Group. 



[No. 4, 



Table III. Hahit of Coco Island species. 

 Vascular species (Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams) .... 312 



Species with erect habit » 234 



Woody species , .. - ■ 142 



Trees , 94 



Exceeding 30 feet 74 



Under 80 feet 20 



Shrubs „ 48 



Herbaceous species (Herbs and Herbaceous 



shrubs) ...,..,,* , . 92 



Climbing species '8 



Woody climbers 35 



Armed 13 



Unarmed 22 



Herbaceous climbers 43 



Armed 7 



Unarmed . 36 



Non-vascular species (Lower Cryptogams) , 46 



Total Coco Island species ... 358 

 As regards habitat it will be gathered from what has been said 

 above that a very large proportion of the flora is of arborescent forest- 

 type. Next in point of numbers to the inland forest species, though only 

 half as numerous, are the litoral species ; following these at about an 

 equal interval are parasitic or saprophytic species — a class here almost 

 entirely composed of Fungi ; after these in succession epiphytes ; marine 

 species, (mainly Algce) ; weeds of cultivation ; cultivated species ; marsh 

 or water plants ; and species of open grassy slopes. 



The subjoined table gives the numbers of each class of species ; the 

 meadow species, here separated from the foi-est species, are, owing to the 

 smallness of their numbers, in all subsequent tables included with the 

 forest species. 



Table IV. Habitat of Coco Island species. 



Civilized species , 33 



Cultivated plants 151 



Weeds of cultivation 18| 



Wild species 325 



Parasites and Saprophytes (Phanerog. 1) .... 31 



Epiphytes 19 



Marine plants (Phanerog. 1) 19 



Littoral species 80 



Inland species 176 



Porest species , 162 



Jungle 150] 



Grassy species 12| 



Marsh and water species 14 



Total Coco Island species ... 358 



