Plants of Aur and Majuro — - St. John 
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Fig. 1. Canavalta sericea, distribution. Round dots for localities of verified collections, reading from east to 
west: Rapa, Rurutu, Rimatara, Rarotonga, Niue, Nemuka, Eua, Tongatabu, Ongea Ndriti, Koro, Ovalao, 
Rotuma, Majuro, Wotje, and Ailinglapalap. Circles for published localities, not verified: Tahiti, Viti Levu, 
Lifou, and Mouac. 
Piper and Dunn is (by inference) that 
this interval is less than 5 mm. for the 
two species. It is obvious, then, that 
the key needs revision. 
Sophora tomentosa L. 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: young shrub 
1 m. tall, on coral sand beach, St. John 
21,428; called "kullei.” 
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. 
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: observed. 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: on beach sands 
or climbing 8 m. on trees, St. John 
21,432; called ”markinejojo.” 
RUTACEAE 
Citrus aurantifoUa ( Christm. ) Swingle 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: tree 8 m.X 
2 dm., cultivated commonly in village, 
introduced by whites since 1900, St. 
John 21,413; called ’’laim” ( = a pro- 
nunciation of the English word lime). 
SIMARUBACEAE 
Suriana maritima L. 
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: tree 4 m. tall, St. 
John 21,386; "ngiungi.” 
EUPHORBIACEAE 
Acalypha grandis "Benth. var. genuina Muell. 
Arg. 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in 
cultivation in the village. 
Euphorbia Atoto Forst. 
Aur Atoll, Tabal Islet: tufted, St. John 
21,389; called ''perau.” Also observed 
on Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet, where 
called "peiralo.” 
Euphorbia heterophylla L. 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed as a 
weed in the village; no vernacular name. 
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Bl. 
Majuro Atoll, Majuro Islet: observed in 
cultivation as a hedge in the village. It 
had no vernacular name. 
