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GOODENIACEAE : Scaevola sericea Vahl should 
replace S. frutescens. 
VERBENACEAE: Callicarpa c an die an s 
(Burmi.) Hochr. should replace C. cana. 
PONAPE 
During the early part of 1957 the writer had 
the opportunity to botanize in Ponape. The 
following records are intended as supplementary 
to Classman’s excellent list of the flora ( 1952 ) . 
Several hundred specimens were collected, but 
only those of particular interest because of rarity 
or which are new records will be cited here. 
(S, indicates the author’s collection.) 
HYMENOPHYLLACEAE: Cephalomanes borya- 
num (Kunze) V.d.B. ( Ponape, Mt. Tolen-kiepw 
trail, elev. 1,000 ft., growing on wet rocks, fronds 
blackish-green in reflected light, yellow-green 
and translucent in transmitted light, common, 
23 March 1957, S. 1730.) 
Trichomanes intermedium v.d.B. (Same lo- 
cality and date, S. 1739.) These two determina- 
tions by Dr. K. U. Kramer. A new record for 
Ponape. 
ASPLENIACEAE: Loxoscaphe sp. (vel aff. L. 
joeniculaceum (Hooker) Moore, of Fiji.) (Same 
locality and date, at a higher elevation of 1,700 
ft., epiphytic, the pinnae stiff, S. 1743.) Not 
previously listed for Ponape. 
Prosaptia data (Bl.) Christ. (Same locality 
and date, S. 1737.) Known previously from 
Ponape and Kusaie, but sparsely represented 
from Ponape. Det. K. U. Kramer. 
W eatherbya accedens (Bl.) Copel. (Mt. To- 
len-kiepw trail, elev. 1,700 ft., 24 March 1957, 
S. 1745.) A small epiphytic fern (described 
from Java) previously collected in Ponape by 
Kanehira, Takamatsu, and Glassman. 
OX ALIDACEAE : Avenhoa Carambola L. The 
carambola is planted around the Protestant 
Church in Colonia. 
NYGTAGIN ACEAE : Mirabilis Jalapa L. This 
ornamental herb, so frequent in atoll villages, 
is also to be seen in and around Colonia. 
MELASTOMACEAE: Astronidium ponapense 
(Kanehira) Markgr. (Mt. Tolen-kiepw, 1,700 
ft. elev., 24 March 1957, S. 1749.) This, like 
Melastoma, is called by the Ponapeans "kisetiku- 
mai.” 
leguminosae: Pongamia pinnata (L.) Merr. 
Probably introduced by the German or Japanese 
administrations, this tree occurs at the Agri- 
culture Station and elsewhere. It may be con- 
sidered an escape. Another tree which may be 
a Dalbergia occurs at Madolenimw. ( P. pinnata , 
Agric. Sta., 25 March 1957, S. 1758.) 
Mucuna ponapeana Hosokawa. A vine en- 
demic to Ponape, this plant is of interest because 
of its large handsome leaves and scarlet, fuzzy, 
usually one-seeded pods. It deserves to be cul- 
tivated as an ornamental. (Colonia, 500 ft. alt., 
24 March 1957, S. 1751.) 
myrsin ACEAE: Maesa carolinensis Mez. This 
species is called "kahbolus.” (Mt. Nanalaut, 
elev. 2,000 ft., 3 June 1957, S. 2004.) 
RUBIACEAE: Ixora coccinea L. A yellow- 
flowered low ornamental shrub planted around 
the Agriculture Station grounds. (Agric. Sta., 
25 March 1957, S. 1752.) 
GOODENIACEAE: Here, as in the Hall Islands, 
the species commonly cited as S. frutescens 
must now be called S. sericea Vahl, as S. frutes- 
cens is apparently restricted to the Caribbean 
area. 
VERBENACEAE: Gmelina asiatica L. Planted, 
and tending to escape, at the Agriculture Sta- 
tion (S. 1788 ) . 
PANDANACEAE: Pandanus patina Martelli. 
(Summit of Mt. Nanalaut, 2,500 ft. elev., 5 June 
1957, S. 2033.) This beautiful species is one 
of the most perplexing of the Ponapean flora if 
the question of origin is raised. Its disposition 
in the genus sectionally is open to doubt. Mar- 
telli placed it in Section Lophostigma, and Ka- 
nehira retained this placement. Yet the plant 
displays characters which make such a disposi- 
tion seem precarious. Along with P. Kanehirae 
Martelli and P. syozoi Kanehira of Palau, this 
is one of the most interesting species of the 
Micronesian flora. P. patina forms localized pure 
stands on several summit areas in Ponape. Its 
magenta, one-carpellate drupes contain a large 
edible seed, comparable in flavor to coconut, 
and sometimes important to hunters or travelers 
