INTRODUCED PLANTS OF POLYNESIA. 



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Rich, farina is obtained from the root. — Mr. Brackenridge, once 



met with the plant at the Feejee Islands. 

 Flagellaria, clearly indigenous, both here, and at the Feejee Islands. 



A species, perhaps the same, was seen at Zanzibar. 

 Panicum, a species having minute florets, frequent in cultivated 



ground. 



Coix ladiryma, naturalized in cultivated ground. 

 Pappophorum alopecuroideum ? Growing in neglected clearings ; but 

 somewhat rare. 



Rhynchospora, a species, growing in wet places, and possibly intro- 

 duced with taro culture. 



All the plants thus far enumerated, were equally seen at the Feejee 

 Islands, with the exception of the following : the Jussisea angusti- 

 folia?, Pisonia, Panicum, Sida, Pachyrhizus?, Agati, Poinciana, 

 Mimosa pudica, Cucurbita aurantiaca, Siegesbeckia, Convolvulus 

 batatas, Amaranthus cruentus ?, Euphorbia, and Ficus tinctoria?; 

 together with Lagenaria, and Dioscorea bulbifera; two plants, which 

 may have been overlooked. — On the other hand, the following addi- 

 tional plants, made their appearance at the Feejee Islands: 

 Urena, a second species; growing in cultivated ground, but rare. 

 Hibiscus, a species, (near H. esculentus,) cultivated; but according 



to Mr. Brackenridge, for the sake of the leaves only. 

 Citrus decumana, the shaddock; abundantly cultivated. The tree, 



was seen also at Tongataboo. 

 Euphoria ? A tree, planted around houses. The ripe fruit, reported 



to be sugary and agreeable. 

 Canarium ? Another tree, likewise planted around houses. The 



unripe fruit is very acid ; but it is sometimes eaten by the natives. 

 Crotalaria quinquefolia ? An annual weed, found in a pathway, and 



in but a single instance. Its coarse herbaceous habit, is clearly 



at variance with the natural vegetation. 

 Terminalia catappa, a tree planted around the cabins of the natives ; 



it was said, for the sake of the nut. 

 Caryophyllus, a small tree, planted around habitations. I did not 



meet with it in wild situations; but the species, is probably indi- 

 genous. 



Pharnaceum ? A weed, growing in the cultivated ground, but rare. 

 Panax fruticosum, planted in a native garden, near the town of Rewa. 



