•134 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
April, 1921 
About 600 yards due north of tlie north-east corner of 
jKakabon Island is a narrow sandbank known to the natives 
by the name of “Unurum/’ on a large foundation of coral. 
This sand accumulation has been there for the last thirty 
years, and varies slightly in size and shape according to the 
wind and sea. Tn 1911 nine cocoanut palms were planted 
on the place, but in the meantime (October, 1917) eight 
have died, and the last one does not look well. I am giving 
hereunder a list of the vegetation of Unurum, which may 
be of interest, giving an idea as to the plants Avhieh early 
rstart to get a footing on a tropical coral island. 
Ajjart from the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). native 
name “Lama,’’ there are tw'enty-two species on the island, 
which has a total area, including the sandbank, of 1^ acres; 
the area carrying growing land plants is, however, only 
two-fifths of an acre. The species belong to sixteen families 
or orders, and are as folloAvs: — 
1. Guttifer^e: CalophijUum inophuUum^ ‘'Alanumba.^^ 
2. Malvaceae : llihisnis tiliacfus-, ''Vavar,” Cotton Tree 
or (Joast Hibiscus, 
„ Thespesia populnea-, '‘Banar.” 
2. kleliacea^: Carapa sp. (fruit somewhat smaller than 0. 
mohicca)ia) ; “Valare,’' ^langrove. 
•I. KhaTtinaecie : (^oluhrina asiatica.; ‘'Uraien.’^ 
5. Sapimlaceae ; Dodonaca viscosa ; *^Xuk/^ Hop Bush. 
6. Leguminosie: (Uwsalpinia BonduccUa ; ‘"Bet.” 
7. Picoide^e: Scsuviiim portidacastnim; '‘Protol.” 
8. Goodenoviacea^ : Scarvola Keonigii; “Tongtongolop.’' 
9. Boragineiv Tournefortia argentea, ^‘IJnunur.’’ 
„ (Jordia subcordata; ‘^Kana. ’’ 
10, VerbenaceiC; Prernna intcgrifolla ; ^^Kua.” 
11, Laviracetv: (Jassijtha fiUfortnis-, "Aru pata kambina,” 
Dodder Laurel. 
Hernandia pcliata \ '*Palubir.'’ 
1 2, p]nj)horbiacea^ : Eupliorhia pilulifera ; ‘ ‘ Tortorok 
damin/^ Asthma Weed. 
,, Euphorbia atoto; ‘^Tortorok damin.’^ 
i;». Casuarinea^: Casuariua equisetifoUa - “lar,’’ Coast 
She-Oak. 
14. Amaryllidacece : Crinum macraaitherum; ‘'Kare.’^ 
15. Pandanacea: : Pandaniis odoratissimus ; “Marita/' 
Screw^ Palm. 
