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A NATURALIST IN THE PACIFIC 



Derris uliginosa, and Scirpodendron costatum, the fruits of which only 

 float for weeks, and it is possible that they may have been unable to- 

 reach there. 



NOTE 27 (page 49) 



The Intruders into the Beach-flora from the Inland Plants- 



OF Tahiti 



Drake del Castillo mentions several, such as species of Boerhaavia, that 

 could only be occasional intruders ; but it is noteworthy that Gardenia 

 tahitensis appears to be a genuine recruit from inland. The xerophilous- 

 habit of the Pacific Gardenias and their station, usually near the coast^ 

 however, would render this possible. 



NOTE 28 (page 52) 

 The Littoral Plants of the Hawaiian Islands 



Species.* 



Acacia Farnesiana 



Caesalpinia Bonducella 



Calophyllum inopliylluni 



Cassytha filiformis 



Colubrina asiatica 



Cordia subcordata 



E Cuscuta sandwichiana 



Cocos nucifera 



P Gossypium tomentosum 



F Heliotropium anomalum 



Heliotropium curassavicum .. 



Herpestis Monnieria 



Hibiscus tiliaceus 



Ipomea glaberrima. 



Ipomea pes caprs 



E Jacquemontia sandwicensis .. 

 E Lipochasta integrifolia 



Morinda citrifolia 



Mucuna gigantea 



Pandanus odoratissimus 



Portulaca oleracea 



Sceevola Kcenigii 



Sesuvium Portulacastrum 



Tacca pinnatifida 



Tephrosia piscatoria 



Terminalia Katappa 



Thespesia populnea 



Tribulus cistoides 



Vigna lutea 



Vitex trifolia 



Origin. 



Distribution. 



Introduced 



^ O in 



Characters of fruit or seed. 



Size.t 



weeks 



Buoyancy. 



>2m 



If 



.S a 



+ 



* There are three endemic species here included which are preceded by E. Two species preceded' 

 by P are confined to Polynesia. Most of the plants are at present typically littoral, though often also 

 occurring inland. 



t All fruits or seeds, an inch or over in size, that could not have been transported to Hawaii by birds- 

 are regarded as large. 



