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No littoral plant. Collected in the forest of Casuarina -equl- 

 setifolia near the beach. 



Amarantaceae. 



31 (2). Cyathula prostrata Bl. (C. geniculata Lour.). 



Perennial weed with ascending, copiously rooting stems 

 spread throughout Java from the plains up to an altitude 

 of :b 1600 m. in shadowed localities, especially in places 

 where people or animals frequently move along. The erect 

 inflorescences consist of a rather long main axis bearing 

 glomerules of 2 3 y flowers surrounded by a number of 

 abortive flowers transformed into hooks. The indehiscent 

 fruit remains enclosed within the perianth. When the fruits 

 of a glomerule are all ripe the latter easily lets loose as 

 a whole from the main axis; the hooks frequently cling to 

 garments or to the coat of animals, which by this expedient 

 may convey the seeds. 



No littoral plant. Habitat not mentioned- 



Menispermaceae. 



32 (33). Tinospora coriacea Bcumee (T. crispa Diels). 



Twining dioecious weed, or shrub, spread throughout the 

 lower regions of Java in hedges, thickets and light forests. 

 The reproduction is effected by the bright red drupes con- 

 taining each a single kernel. It is not known whether these 

 drupes are eaten by animals. 



No littoral plan!. Collected in the Casuarina equisetifolia 

 forest near the beach. 



Lauraceae. 



33 (28). Cassylha fi/iformis L. See p. 91, No 7 and 4 herebefore. 



On the south-eastern side. 



Leguminosae. 



34 (34). Pithccolobium umbellatum Bth. See p. 147, No. 20. 



Wrongly given in Appendix II as a true beach-plant. 

 Habitat not mentioned. 



35 (39). Desmodium umbellatum D. C. See p. 148, No. 22. 



Habitat not mentioned. 



