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.4 XATUnAlIST*S WANDEHINQS 



Early in 1840, DTBYnxE toucliocl ftt Coupang in the voyage of tbe 

 Astrohilfc, md with Hombron coHccied some plants. 



In 1843, Cai TAIN Sill Evekauu Home collected a fow plants in Timor 

 on his way home from China. 



Mr. A. E. Wallack, in his celebrated travels in the Archijielago, 

 resided in several iiarta of Timor, hut though devoting himself almost 

 exclusively to the zmlogy of the island, he fonnii Umu to make a small 

 collection of grnSvScs, which are preserved in the Kew HerlTarium. 



Mj. J. E. Teysmann devoted a long life to the iKitanicul investiijation 

 of the islands of both the Indo- and AnBtro-Mnlayan reg-ionK, In his col- 

 lecting tours on hehalf of tlie Boianical GarfieuK, BTiitorizrn-f:, extending 

 over a i>eriod of utarly !iulf n centurj', from about 1830-1880, he vikited 

 Timor on more than one occasion. His herbarium is preserved in tho 

 lluseums of Iwth Leyden and Buitenzorg, 



Mr. J. U. F. KiEDEL, at one time Dutch Eesident in Conimnp, West 

 Timor, sent to the Botanical Museum in Dresden a coflection of i>hints, of 

 which a pinall uumiier were communicated in 1879 to the Kew Her- 

 barium by Dr. Meyer, 



The AuTUftR's hcrlMirium, from which the new species cnnmerate^l 

 below are descrilxnl, wits made in the eastern portion of the island, from 

 Decemlxjr 1882 to May 1883. 



The varioas locahlies where collections were made, are given here in 

 the order in which they were visits, A traverse survey was kept up 

 throuphont the journey j but, owing to the extreme iuaccuracy in all 

 exieting available maps of several of the initial pHaints of obFerviition on 

 which the rest of the traverse defK'nds, it has been found imi>ossible to 

 lay_down my route. Only when a map represc-nting with accuj-acy the 

 varioue positions of the heiglits and cajkb of the neighlwuring isJande of 

 Kambing, Wetter, and Ailor, has been wade; can my geographical 

 obeerratioTjs lie utilised- 



1. Fatitnaba HiLXs,— My camp was pitched at an elevation of 1700 

 feet on these hills, situated a few miles due south of Dillv, and collec- 

 tions made from Dee. 19, 1882, to March 80, 1883- Excui'sions were jmde 

 all roimd the neighbourhood. 



2. Erlura.— My camp, 30th March, 3475 feet above sea level ; a long 

 day's march on my way to the interior from Fatiinaba, situated with the 

 j^ik^ of^UIimann Cape bearing N, 64"^ E. and the peiik of Pulo Kambing 



3- Fatete.— Halting-place on the 31st March, on the W. side of tiie 

 wide valley of the Komai. 



4 LiciBoiK.— Our lialting-place on the Ist April, 8350 ft on the other 

 side of the valley. By prismatic compass Fatete Ijorc N, i^)'^ W. j Capo 

 llliraanu N. 44 ■ E.and Kabalaki peak W. 48= S. 



6. Saito.— €amp of April 2nd, in the valley of the TVoi Mataiig Kai- 

 mauJc, 3200 ft.. Tnrskain peak bearing S. 18^ E. 



0. TmiSKAiK.— Camp from Ai>ril 3rd to 6tb, 4000 feet above the sea. 

 Sitoation: Ligidoik iMjaring N. W, ; Pulo Kambing peak, N. 16^ W. : 

 Kabalaki peak, S. 47° W. 



7. BiBi^u(,tT, Kiijah'fi of.— Camp 3000 feet, fit»m April Gth to 22iid. 

 Situation: Kabalaki peak bearing S. 75* \V,; Luca Cape, 8, 85° E.; 

 Mount Sobale, N. 40'= E. 



8. SALrKi, in tile kingdom of BibicTi^u.— 3400 ft. April 22nd to 2Cth. 

 Situation : Kabalaki p^ak bearing S. 70^ W, ; Barique Mount, E. P S, 



0. KAiLAEra, in tlje kingdom of BibifU^u.— 2400 ft. April 2t»tli to 28th. 

 Situation: Kabaljdd j)eak !>enring W. lO'^ S.; Mount Sol«iIe, N. 3'^ W. ; 

 Mount Tahaolat, N. TS*^ W. 



