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DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



Peperoiuia (No. 17) ; leaves simple, subrotund. On " trunks of trees on the mountains 



near Banos," Brackenridge. The only species met with. 

 (Vallisneria ?, No. 1). Grrass-like leaves, resembling those of Sparganium natans. "At 



Banos, growing in the Lake," Brackenridge. 

 Pistia stratiotes, (No. 1, bis Peru). Floating down the river in immense quantities, from 



the Lake. 



Potamogeton (No. 3). "At Banos, growing in the Lake," Brackenridge. 



Najas (No. 1) ; prickly, the 1 eaves almost filiform. At Banos, Brackenridge. 



Gen. Neotbioid, (No. 8). Growing on the ground ; a foot high ; leaves broad-ovate, or 

 cordate; a few large capsules. On Mount Banajao. 



Gen. Habenaria-like, (No. 1). Two feet high; the petals seem to be all thread-like. 

 " On the mountains near Banos, at the elevation of 1200 feet," Brackenridge. 



Gen. Calanthoid, (No. 1) ; flower-stem devoid of leaves ; the leaves separate, two feet long. 

 " On the mountains near Banos, at the elevation of 1500 feet," Brackenridge. 



, (No. 2) ; Mr. Brackenridge thinks this distinct from the last. Leaf two feet 



long ; flower-stem separate. On Mount Banajao. 



Gen. Orchidac. ? (No. 1). Creeping, "attached t6 trunks, twelve feet;" leaves cordate, 

 sessile, closely covering the stem; no flowers. "On the mountains near Banos," Brack- 

 enridge. 



Oberonia ? (No. 8). Epidendric ; equitant compressed leaves, an inch in length. "At 



Banos," Brackenridge. 

 "Epidendrum" (No. 4); a congener? of compressed Feejeean species. Epidendric; 



large, coarse; compressed bulb at base of leaves. "At Banos," Brackenridge. 

 ( ?, No. 6). Epidendric; woody stems, a foot in height ; slender axillary racemes. 



" At Banos," Brackenridge. 

 ( • ?, No. 6). Epidendric ; an upright stem, a foot in height ; several terminal long 



filiform racemes. On Mount Banajao. 

 ( ?, No. 7). Epidendric; leafy stems ; leaves an inch long, crowded. " At Banos," 



Brackenridge. 



Gen. Dendrobioid with cylindrical leaves, (No. 3); near Taheitian sp. Leaves awl- 

 shaped; but pectinate; bulbs at base of stem, one above the other; terminal raceme of 

 flowers. " At Banos," Brackenridge. 



" Broughtonia ?" (No. 1). Epidendric; stem a foot in height, and leafy after the man- 

 ner of Freycinetia; the leaves large, lanceolate, pointed ; no flowers. "At Banos," 

 Brackenridge. 



Gen. Stelis-like, (No. 1). Bulb at base of single leaf; the flower-stem separate; capsule 

 rounded, smaller than a pea, smooth. On Mount Banajao. 



Phyllanthus (niruri ?, No. 9 ; compare Taheiti). A foot high ; numerous small leaves, 



" At Banos," Brackenridge. 

 Euphorbia (tirucalli, No. 9). Ten feet high ; thick fleshy branchlets ; no flowers. In 



the garden of a native, on the route to Mayjayjay. 

 Codiseum variegatum, (No. 1, bis Samoan to the Feejee Islands). Planted by the natives, 



and rather frequently. 



Acalypha Caroliniana ? (compare No. 1 Samoa to Tongatabu). " At Banos," Bracken- 

 ridge. 



