180 Christmas Island. 



48. Guettarda speciosa, Linn. 



Large forest tree ; common. East coast. Sweet-scented flower, 

 m. 40. 



I^ative name : Melati. 



Distrih. — Tropical shores of Old and I^ew World. 



49. Morinda citrifolia, Linn. 



Small tree in Plying Fish Cove. l^o. 78. 



I^ative name : Mungkoodoo. 



Seems somewhat different from usual form of this plant, leaves- 

 being narrower and flowers occasionally four-merous, but agrees 

 with a specimen so named in Herb. Banks, from Endeavour Eiver, 

 Jt^ew South Wales. 



Distrih. (type). — India, Malay Archipelago, Australia, Pacific 

 Islands. 



50. Saprosma nativitatis, sp. no v. 



Erutex. Eamuli adultiores glabriusculi, juniores ruf o-pubescentes. 

 Stipulge interpetiolares opposistse membranacese bicuspidatae de- 

 ciduse. Eolia disticha e basi acuta oblonga vel oblongo-lanceolata 

 vel oblanceolata apice subacuta, breviter petiolata membranacea 

 subtus pallidiora supra glabra, subtus costulis utrinque 11-13 valde 

 patentibus ante marginem arcuatis et unitis cum costa prima breviter 

 rufo-hirsutis. Elores axillares sessiles. Calycis lobi ovati quam 

 corollse tubus d= dimidio breviores, persistentes. Corolla infundi- 

 bularis fauce villosa lobis 4 oblongis vel oblongo-ovatis. Stamina 

 fauci coroUse inserta ; filamentis pro genere aliquantulum longis. 

 Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus filiformis ramis 2 recurvatis. Semina 

 plano-convexa. 



Sah. — Christmas Island. Above Cove. N'o. 79. 



Small shrub with dark cortex, the younger branchlets covered 

 with dark rufescent pubescence, the older branches glabrous or 

 sub-glabrous. Leaves oblong, or oblong lanceolate, or cblanceolate, 

 lamina often about 11 in. long and 5-7 lines broad at the widest 

 part, petiole short (1^-2^ lines long), penninerved, lateral nerves 

 11-13 arching and uniting before the margin, which is entire. 



Elowers axillary, sessile, tetramerous. Calyx lobes reaching about 

 half the length of the corolla tube. Corolla infundibuliform, lobes 

 oblong or oblong ovate, tube about 1 line long. Anthers borne on 

 filaments which are longer than is usual in this genus. Ovary 

 two-celled ; fruiting calyx persistent. 



COMPOSITE. 



51. Ageratum conyzoides, Cass. 



Common on shore cliff. !No. 48. 

 Distrih. — All hot countries. 



