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Tournefortia; bis (No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands). 



(Pentacarya anomala ; bis (No. 1) Paumotuan coral-islands. (Afterwards seen on Belling- 

 hausen coral-island). 



(Premna, No. 1 J recorded as) Aegiphiloid ? A shrub; leaves sub-opposite, petioled, 

 slightly cordate, entire ; inflorescence cymose ; calyx and corolla 4-fid ; stamens four, 

 style single. Frequent. (Afterwards seen on Aimeo). 



Cassyta; bis (No. 1) Paumotuan coral-islands. (Afterwards seen on Taheiti). 



Gen. incert. (No. 1). A vine; the leaves trifoliolate. 



G-en. incert. (No. 1). Having the habit of Limonia; suffruticose, eighteen inches high; 



leaves opposite, petioled, ovate, entirish ; not seen in flower. 

 Euphorbia; bis (No. 1) Paumotuan coral-islands. (Afterwards seen on Taheiti). 

 Urtica ; bis Paumotuan coral-islands. 

 Boehmeria, (see Taheiti). 



Ficus ? (No. 2) ; the stems articulate while young; leaves large, oblong, penninerved, with 

 the nervures anastomosing; neither flowers, nor fruit. (Afterwards seen on Taheiti). 



(Sciophila) lucida, (No. 1. Afterwards observed on Taheiti; compare also Otafuan coral- 

 islands). 



Peperomia (No. 1. Afterwards observed on Taheiti). 



(Oberonia equitans, No. 1); gen. Orchid. Epidendric; the leaves gladiate and equitant; 

 small green flowers. Found by Mr. Agate on the opposite side of the island. (After- 

 wards seen on Taheiti). 



Pandanus (bis No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands; and afterwards seen on Taheiti). 



Davallia (No. 1) ; epidendric, and resembling the Madeira species. (Afterwards seen on 

 Taheiti). 



Polypodium; bis (No. 1) Paumotuan coral-islands. (Afterwards seen on Taheiti?). 

 (Nephrodium No. 1; recorded as) Aspidium; habit of A. exaltatum ; frond with the 



upper segments auriculate ; no fructification. 

 Asplenium ; bis (No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands. Afterwards seen on Taheiti). 

 Musci incert. One or more species of mosses met with. 



Kamalina ? (Afterwards seen on Taheiti ; compare No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands). 



h. Taheiti mid Aimeo. 



Continuing South, the Vincennes on the 10th came in sight of 

 " hind," distant not less than " forty miles." For a long time, we had 

 difficulty in distinguishing it ; but at length, high up among the clouds, 

 an exceedingly faint outline was discerned, and ascertained to be per- 

 manent. This was Oroena, tlie lofty central mountain of Taheiti, 

 termed by the natives, the "pin of the island." From a double sum- 

 mit, " eight thousand five hundred feet" above the sea, the descent is 

 with imposing steepness ; but by degrees the sides diverge, and ter- 

 minate below in a broad base. For i'rom the elevated centre of this 

 singularly circular body of land, the mountain-ridges all extend out- 



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