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SOCIETY ISLANDS. 



[Myrtacece. 



Ord. XII. TEREBINTHACEiE. Juss. 

 1. Suriana maritima. Linn. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 91. 



Ord, XIII. LEGUMINOSiE. Juss. 

 1. Sophora tomentosa. Linn. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 95. — Sloane, Jain. v. 2. t. 178. 

 / 3. 



1. Tephrosia piscatoria; foliolis 5-6-jugis oblongis obtusis subtus pilosiusculis, stipulis 

 subulatis, pedunculis ancipitibus, leguminibus strictis ascendentibus subvillosis. DC. — Pers. 

 Syn. PL v. 2. p. 329. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 252. — Galega littoralis. " Forst. Prodr. 

 n. 277." — G. piscatoria. Ait. 



1 . Desmodium purpureum ; caule erecto terete subsimplice appresso-pubescente, foliolis 

 ternis obovatis subellipticisve obtusis venosis glabriusculis, stipulis subulato-acuminatis, 

 racemis lanceolatis sublonge pedunculatis axillaribus, bracteis lanceolato-acuminatissimis 

 ciliatis, articulis 5-6 subquadratis margine bine convexis reticulatis hirsuto-scabris. — Hedy- 

 sarum purpureum. lioxb. Cat. Hort. Beny. p. 57. et in Herb, nostr. 



We are satisfied of this plant being' the Hedysarum purpureum of Roxb., M'hich, however, we do not find 

 any where described. The same plant, too, we have received from the Island of St. Vincent in the 

 West Indies, probably introduced from the Old World. — The figure in Burm. Zeyl. t. 53. f. 2, and again that 

 in Burm. Ind. t. 55. f. 2, (H. siliquosum, Burm.) appear to be the same as this ; but we do not know that 

 they are referred to by any author. 



2. Desmodium Scorpiurus. Desv. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 333. — Hedysarum Scorpi- 

 urus. Sw. 



1. Abrus precatorius. Linn. — De Cand. Prodr. v 2. p. 381. 



1. Dolicbos luteas? Sw. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 398. 



1. Erytbrina indica. Lam. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 412. 



1. Cajanus flavus. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 406. — Cytisus Cajan. Linn. 



1. Cassia occidentaUs. Linn. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 497. 



Ord. XIV. LYTHRARIiE. Juss. 

 1. Cuphea Parsonia. Br. — De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 86. Brown, Jam. t. 21. f. 1. . 



Ord. XV. MELASTOMACEtE. Juss. 



1. Melastoma Taiten'se ; fruticosum, ramulis tetragonis petiolisque strigoso-asperis, foliis 

 petiolatis ovali-oblongis acuminatis subdenticulatis pra?ter nervulos 2 marginales trinerviis 

 supra setoso-scabris subtus in nervis strigillosis, corymbis paucifloris, calyce setis crassis 

 scabro, lobis 5 oblongis deciduis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 144. 



Our specimens also are from Tahiti, but in a very indifferent state of preservation. 



Ord. XVI. MYRTACEiE. Juss. 

 1. J ossinia cotinifolia? De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 238. — Eugenia cotinifolia. Jacq. Obs. 

 3. t. 53. 



