OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 38 1 



Dicerocarytcm sinuatum of Equatorial East Africa. Perennial, growing in the sands of the 

 seashore of Zanzibar. — Carried to the Mauritius. Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Convolvulus (Calonyctiori) Comorensis of the Comoro Islands. Perennial, twining, growing in the 

 bushy forests along streams on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultiyated there (Boj.). 



Convolvulus (Calonyction) comosperma of the Comoro Islands and Madagascar. Perennial, 

 twining, growing on the Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Galega, and the West side of Madagascar.— 

 Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Ipomaea arachnoidea of Equatorial East Africa. Perennial, twining, growing on Zanzibar. — 

 Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Ipomaea ligulata of Madagascar and Equatorial East Africa. Annual, growing on Zanzibar, 

 the Comoro Islands, and around Boyana Bay on the West side of Madagascar. — Carried to the 

 Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Ipomaea macropoda of Equatorial East Africa. An annual vine, growing on Zanzibar and the 

 Comoro Islands. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Convolvulus (Jacquemontid) umbellata of the Comoro Islands. Annual, growing in grassy 

 places on the mountains on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Convolvulus (Jacquemontid) hastigera of the Comoro Islands. A perennial vine, growing in 

 ravines along streams on Johanna and Mohila. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated 

 there (Boj.). 



Convolvulus (Elythrostamnd) convolvulacea of the Comoro Islands and Madagascar. Annual, 

 growing even in cultivated ground on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated 

 there (Boj.). 



Calystegia ockroleuea of Equatorial East Africa. A perennial vine, growing on Zanzibar. — Car- 

 ried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Ehretia corymbosa of the Comoro Islands. A shrub, — carried to Mauritius and Bourbon, and 

 almost naturalized there. 



Solanum suaveolens of Madagascar and Equatorial East Africa. Suffruticose, growing on Zan- 

 zibar and Madagascar. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Solanum nodiflorum of Equatorial Africa, Madagascar, and the neighbouring islands. Annual. 

 — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, almost naturalized there, and besides cultivated abundantly in 

 kitchen gardens (Jacq. rar. ii. pi. 326, and Boj ). 



Solanum heterocanthum of Madagascar and Equatorial Africa. Suffruticose. — Carried to the 

 Mauritius Islands, and growing spontaneously there in various localities (Boj.). 



Solanum anghivi of the Comoro Islands and Madagascar. A shrub. — Carried to the Mauritius 

 Islands, and growing there spontaneously in various localities (Lam., and Boj.). 



Solanum Balbisii of the Comoro Islands and Madagascar. Suffruticose. — Carried to the Mauri- 

 tius Islands, and cultivated there (Roth, bot. mag. pi. 2828, and Boj.). 



Campttleia coccijiea of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Perennial, growing on mountains 

 on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, where it has become naturalized and a troublesome 

 weed (Pet. Th., Hook. exot. pi. 203, and Boj.). 



Moschosma polystachya of Equatorial East Africa. Annual, growing on the mainland and on 

 Zanzibar and the Comoro Islands. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and growing there spontane- 

 ously in one locality (Linn., Jacq., and Boj.). 



Ocyi/ittm cinnamomeutji of Equatorial East Africa. Annual, growing on the mainland and on 

 Zanzibar. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Thunbergia alata of Equatorial East Africa. A perennial vine, growing on the mainland and 

 on Zanzibar. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, cultivated there and growing spontaneously (Hook, 

 exot. pi. 177, and Boj.). 



Polygo?tu?n Owenii of Equatorial East Africa. Called at Mombas "m'bilivilli," — and observed 

 there by Bojer, growing in savannas and among rubbish. Cultivated in gardens as a medicinal 

 plant. 



Flnggea Comorensis of the Comoro Islands. Suffruticose, growing in valleys and on mountains 

 on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Phyllanthus atropttrpureus of the Comoro Islands. A shrub, growing in valleys at the margin 

 of forests on Johanna. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Trngia furialis of the Comoro Islands. Annual, growing along streams on Johanna. — Carried 

 to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Euphorbia obconica of Equatorial East Africa. Suffruticose, growing on Mombas island and 

 Pemba. — Carried to the Mauritius Islands, and cultivated there (Boj.). 



Casuarina lateriflora of Madagascar and Equatorial East Africa. A tree. — Carried to the 

 Mauritius Islands, cultivated there, and called "filao" (Lam., and Boj.). 



