188 THE BOTANY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 



Common in Flying Fish Cove, and Phosphate hill ; col- 

 lected also by Andrews. This was not in flower at the 

 time of our visit but in fruit. Distribution, Ceylon, 

 Andamans, Australia and Polynesia. The seed probab- 

 ly sea borne. Seeds sea drifted to Cocos Island. 



Galactia tenuijiora, W. <fe A. 



, A slender climber with trifoliate leaves 1^-2 inches 

 long. Flowers pink on the inner face, green on the back 

 about ^ inch across. Pod sword shaped : 1-2 inches long, 

 narrow. 



This pretty little vetch, climbs over the bushes 

 abundantly at Rocky point and on Phosphate hill. 



Distribution Africa East and South, India, Siam, 

 Malay Islands, Australia. 



Pongamia gl ibra. Vent. 



A tall straight tree in the forest or low bushy strag- 

 gling one on rocks, with rather thin 5-7 foliate leaves 

 and racemes of pink flowers. Pods one seeded flatten- 

 ed, indehiscent. 



Common beyond Rocky point, Flying Fish Cove, 

 North East Point. 



Distribution Mascarene Islands, India, Malay Penin- 

 susula, and islands, North Australia and Polynesia. A 

 typical sea shore and tidal river bank plant as far as 

 the typical form is concerned some of the trees in the 

 woodlands were remarkablj straight and tall and 

 very different in appearance from the common Malay 

 Peninsula plant. 



Inocorpus edulis, Forst. 



A big tree with a remarkably grooved stem, and 

 light colored bark ; leaves oblong very dark green coria- 

 ceous. Flowers in short axillary racemes yellow. Fruit 

 flattened orbicular, one seeded. Common, Flying Fish 

 Cove. Distribution Polynesia. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



