November, 1940 
The Queensland Naturalist 
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Eustrephus, and Jpomoea climb over the lantana thickets, 
and with the addition of Bar cost emma australe and Jas- 
minurn didymum , also over the members of the Hibiscus 
zone. 
There is roughly a distinction between the flora of the 
north and of the south portions. Towards the north 
Macaranga , Cymbopogon, and Digitaria longiflora, to- 
gether with the Acacia and Imperata tend to become very 
common. Towards the south these disappear with the 
exception of the Imperata , while Agropyron becomes more 
prominent, and Sophora foment osa is noticeable with 
occasional Mallotus philippinensis and Cudrania javanensis 
at the edge of the lantana. 
The vegetation of the interior of the island is evident- 
ly an induced one, the trees representing a remnant of the 
original vegetation. There is a high proportion of exotic 
plants, and this with their comparative dominance in the 
open spaces and the shape of the latter, together with the 
marks of fire, all indicate that much of the original vege- 
tation has been destroyed. 
LIST OF PLANTS FOUND ON AND NEAP 
GOAT AND BIRD ISLANDS. 
I.— MARINE PLANTS. 
Algae : 
Blossevillea sp. 
Caulerpa racemosa J.Ag c 
var. laetevirens 
forma typiea "Weber van Bosse 
Cystophyllum muricatum (Turn.) J.Ag. 
Dictyota dichotoma (Huds.) Lamour 
Halimeda macrolob a Decne. 
f Laurencia spp. 
Padina pavonia (L.) Lamour 
t Polysiphonia sp. 
Sargassum sp. (subgen. Eusargassum) 
Phanerogams : 
Hdlophila ovalis (RBr.) Hook.f. 
Zostera nana Roth 
II.— TERRESTRIAL PLANTS 
Trees and Shrubs: 
Acacia Cunninghamii Hook. 
Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanep 
