THE PHANEROGAMS OF THE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS I 1 7 



Santalaceae. 

 Santalum L. 



47. S. fernandeziauum F. Phil. — Johow, Estud. 127. 

 Masatierra: last seen in Pto Ingles, August 1908, by the writer. 



In 1882 D. SEPULVEDA rediscovered the sandal wood, long thought extinct, 

 in Pto Ingles, where, according to what he told me, he cut two trees at a low 

 altitude above sea level. Shortly afterwards another person is said to have 

 found one tree near Portezuelo. I do not know who destroyed this. Later 

 (1892?) P. ARREDONDO found another tree in Pto Ingles about 300 m above sea 

 level, and in January or February 1892 he brought JOHOW to the spot. There 

 are specimens in his herbarium from the same tree gathered by Sohrens 1895. 

 In August, 1908, ARRENDONDO's son GuiLLERMO accompanied me to the locality. 

 From 1892 to 1908 no second specimen had been discovered. I gave an account 

 of this last tree in Svensk Bot. Tidskr., 1910. When we arrived in Masatierra in 

 1 91 6, we were met by the sad news that the tree had died and become cut up, 

 so that nothing remained. Numerous pieces of the wood were offered for sale. 



Masafuera: Pieces of semi-fossil wood have been found in Q. del Sandalo 

 (P. Gutierrez, G. Arredondo), Q. del Sandalito and Q. del Varadero 

 (Gutierrez). 



We do not know if the Santalum once growing in Masafuera was conspe- 

 cific with S. fernandezianum, for nobody has seen leaves or flowers. 



Area of distribution: Endemic. Apparently extinct. 



Chenopodiaceae. 

 Chenopodium L. 



48. Ch. Sanctae Clarae Joh.; Johow, Estud. 119. — Fig. 6 a, 7 a— e. 

 Santa Clara: Almost confined to a small rock, called Morro del Spartan 



by JOHOW, M. de los Alelfes by the fishermen from Masatierra, separated from 

 the island by a narrow' channel which is nearly dry at low tide (Bertero; 

 Johow, fl. 18 /e 1895! fr. 26 /i 17, no. 344). 



As Johows description of the flower is very short and as I have discovered 

 two new species of the same insular type, I have found it necessary to add 

 the following observations. 



Arborescens, humile. Folia triangulari-ovata vel ovata, apice late rotun- 

 data, obtusa — obtusissima, margine irregulariter et grosse sinuato-dentata dentibus 

 rotundato-obtusis; folia ramorum juvenilium majora, lamina 50—90 X 30—60 mm, 

 petiolo 30 — 45 mm longo. Panicula gynomonoeca; floribus g circ. 1,6 mm diam. 

 tepalis suborbicularibus circ. 1 mm longis, margine late hyalino saepe irregula- 

 riter dentato, dorso eximie calloso-costatis, praecipue ad basin pilis vesiculosis 

 vestitis. Stamina maturitate breviter exserta, antheris 0,4 mm longis. Ovarium 

 subglobosum, stylis 2 ad basin perfecte liberis. Flores $ minores tepalis 

 0j6 _o, 7 mm solum longis (dein paulo auctis); staminodia 5 minuta. Fructus 



