BOOK V. 
GEOGRAPHY. 
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Antiaris toxicaria (Bohn Upas), Myristica sp., Ardisia sp., Tecto- 
na grandis, Strycbnos Tieute, Diospyros sp. ; Barringtonia speciosa, 
exceisa ; Philagonia procera, Cissus sp., Calophyllum Inophyllum, 
Ela30carpus sp., Esenbeckia altissima, Echinocarpus Sigun. 
Cultivated plants : The same as in the Indian kingdom, along 
with Artocarpus incisa, Janipha Manihot, Inocarpus edulis, Myris- 
tica moschata, Laurus Camphora, Carica Papaya ; Gossypium ar- 
boreum, vitifolium ; Broussonetia papyrifera. Cannabis sativa. 
X. Highland Javanese Kingdom. 
^ - ' {JBlume's Kingdom.^ 
The higher regions (above 5000 feet) of Java, pobably also 
of the neighbouring islands. Mean Temperature, 
Character. — This kingdom is very much like the Himalayan, and 
probably forms with it but one. Extra-tropical forms are in lieu of 
tropical. Oak-woods in lieu of fig-woods. Plantago, Lysimachia, 
Veronica, Gentiana, Swertia, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, Vireya, Thi- 
baudia, Bellis, Galium, Saprosma. 
Characteristic trees: Podocarpus amara, imbricata, latifolia, 
bracteata; Agathis loranthifolia, Quercus sp. 16, Myrica javanica; 
Castanea javanica, argentea, etc. ; Lithocarpus javensis ; Engel- 
hardtia spicata, rigida ; Viburnum sp., Sambucus javanica, Haemo- 
spermum arboreum, Mespilus sp. 
XI. Oceanic Kingdom, 
[Chamisso's Kingdom,) 
All the islands of the South Sea within the tropic. Mean 
Temperature, 72-5° to 81*5°. 
CJiaracter, — A poor flora, with few peculiarities. More approxi- 
mation to the flora of Asia than to that of Africa ; some relation 
with that of New Holland. (Casuarina, Proteaceae, Myoporum, Epa- 
cridese, Melaleuca, Acaciae aphyllas.) Schiedea, Antholoma, 
Aporetica, Crossostylis, Codia, Timonius, Kadua, Cyathostegia, 
Argophyllum, Melodinus, Ascarina. 
Predominating trees and shrubs: Dracaena terminalis, Tacca 
pinnatifida, Pandanus odoratissimus, Cocos nucifera, Corypha um- 
braculifera, Cupressus columnaris; Casuarina equisetifolia, nodiflora; 
Ficus sp., Artocarpus incisa, Aleurites triloba, Embothrium strom- 
bilinum, Scaevola Kcenigii, Vaccinium cereum. Lobelia arborea 
etc.; CofFea Kaduana, Mariniana ; Kadua Cookiana etc.; Rhizo- 
phora Mangle, gymnorhiza ; Terminalia Catappa, Barringtonia 
speciosa, Melaleuca virgata etc, Osteomeles anthyllidifoHa, 
Cassia Sophora, Mimosa Mangium, Adenanthera scandens, Black- 
