186 THE BOTANY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 



Distribution of Leea samhucina Willd, India, 

 Andamnns, Malay Peninsula. 



Sapindaceae. 



Cardiospermum Halicacahum L. A single plant on the coral 

 beach in Flying Fish Cove. This plant occurs fre- 

 quently as a weed of cultivation and is often cultivat- 

 ed to a small extent as a pot herb. 



Allophyllm Cobbe var glaber. 



A common small tree, Rocky point. Plateau, Flying 

 Fish Cove, N. E. Point, Steep Point. 



This plant was collected first by Andrews. The 

 species as generally described includes a number of 

 forms very different in appearance from low shrubs 

 with small glabrous leaves to small trees with large 

 leaves. The Christmas Island plant is not the common 

 sea shore bush, but a bigger erect little tree, which is 

 usually met with in forests. 



Anacardiaceae 

 Spondias dulcis, Forst. 



A gigantic tree 100 feet tall and 2 feet through with 

 light grey crackled bark. Leaves pinnate. Flowers in 

 short panicles, small white. Drupe elliptic oblong 

 brownish black crackled 2 inches long, pulp yellow acid. 



Woods at Andrew's Look out, local but a fair number 

 of trees together. Leafless when we first arrived later 

 Avith young reddish leaves and fruit, and just commen- 

 cing to flower. 



The first record of this tree here. 



Leguminosae. 



Erytlirina indica, Lam. 



A smooth barked tree usually of a moderate size, but 

 Andrews met with one 18 feet in circumference. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



