THE BOTANY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 175 



Collected also . by myself in 1890 and by Andrews. 



This plant is figured (Bot. Mag. t. 2495) with pink 

 buds and stamens, and the Sidaatrojjurjmrea Bl. Bijdr. 

 is said to be the same species. There is no pink or 

 purple about the Christmas Island plant and I do not 

 see why Blume gave his name to the plant. He does 

 not describe the colour. 



A. auritum Sweet, is recorded from Java, Timor, Philippines 

 and Queensland New Caledonia. 



A. Listeri Baker, fil. Journ. Bot. 1093 p. 269. 



. A shrubby plant about 6 feet tall, much branched, 

 branches slender scabrid not pubescent. Leaves ovate 

 cordate acuminate minutely stellate hairy on both sur- 

 faces but chiefly on the back 4 inches long 2^ inch wide, 

 petiole slender 2 inches long. Panicles few flowered or 

 flowers solitary axillary on slender pedicels 1^- inch long, 

 Calyx ^ inch long lobes ovate acuminate closely pubes- 

 cent. Petals oblong obtuse j inch long orange yellow, 

 stamens yellow, free portion of filaments as long as 

 the tubular portion. Carpels densely covered with 

 irritating hairs. 



Common all round Flying Fish Cove, Rocky point, 

 Cemetery road, and lower part of Phosphate hill,' and 

 at the Waterfall. Findemic. First collected by Mr. 

 Lister. 



The Abutilons are among the showiest plants in the island. 

 They open their flowers in the afternoon. 



Hibiscus vitifolius. Linn. 



A tall slender plant about 6 or 8 feet tall, branched, 

 stems velvety pubescent. Leaves ovate cordate or hus- 

 tate a.cuminate or shortly three lobed irregularly cre- 

 nulate and very variable in size lf-4 inches long 1-2 

 inches wide light green velvety pubescent. Panicles 

 small terminal. Flowers shortly pedicelled, Calyx tube 

 globular lobes triangular lanciolate grey pubescent^ inch 

 long, Corolla ^ inch long prim rose yellow with a purple 



K. A. Soc, No. 45, 1905 



