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by Rumphius, are decidedly larger than is the case with Pisonia 

 aculeata. Blume, Bijdr. (1826) 735, places it under his Pisonia 

 limonella and takes the specific name from Rumphius, but the 

 actual type was a Javan plant; this is considered by all recent 

 authors to be a synonym of Pisonia aculeata Linn. Choisy, in 

 DC. Prodr. 13 2 (1849) 446, cites the Rumphian name under 

 Pisonia limonellus Blume, but t. 16, also cited by him, does not 

 belong with Limonellus funicular is montanus, but with Cudra- 

 nus amboinensis sylvestris and is a Cudrania. 



AIZOACEAE 



SESUVIUM Linnaeus 



SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM Linn. Syst. ed. 10 (1759) 1058, Amoen. 

 Acad. 4 (1759) 136. 

 Portulaca portulacastrum Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 446. 

 Crithmus indicus I ruber Rumph. Herb. Amb. 6: 165, t. 72, f. 1. 

 Crithmus indicus II albus Rumph. Herb. Amb. 6: 165. 



This widely distributed strand plant is not represented in 

 our Amboina collections. The reduction of Crithmus indicus 

 was first made by Linnaeus, in Stickman Herb. Amb. (1754) 

 28, as Portulaca portulacastrum Linn., which as Sesuvium por- 

 tulacastrum is manifestly the correct disposition of it. Many 

 authors, however, have quoted it under Sesuvium repens Rottl., 

 a synonym of S. portulacastrum Linn. 



The form mentioned as Crithmus indicus III kaly articulation 

 Rumph. Herb. Amb. 6: 166, is manifestly the European Salicor- 

 nia herbacea Linn., as placed by Hasskarl, Neue Schliissel 

 (1866) 179. The form described as Crithmus indicus IV portulaca 

 arenosa in the same chapter is apparently Portulaca quadrifida 

 Linn., as placed by Hasskarl, 1. c. 



PORTULACACEAE 



PORTULACA Linnaeus 



PORTULACA OLERACEA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 445. 



Portulaca indica Rumph. Herb. Amb. 5: 268 (incl. / major sativa, 

 II rubra). 



Amboina, near the town of Amboina, Rel. Robins. 223, September 3, 

 1913, locally known as rumput gelang mera. 



The identification of the Rumphian species was made by 

 Hasskarl, Neue Schliissel (1866) 119, and is certainly the correct 

 disposition of it. It is a widely distributed weed in all warm 

 countries. 



