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root sprouts evident in areas which have been washed out. Scaevo la 
seedlings were observed sprouting in the beach sand. On the interior of 
the island the plants of this genus tend to a flattened growth due in 
part to the large number of perching noddies, and nesting boobies 
and frigates. The Scaevola on the interior often is associated with 
Br agroatis and Boerhaavla . 
Na ma grows in sand on the south, east and northeast sides of the 
island. The best stands are found on gently sloping sand areas or/and 
on coral strands on the southeast and northeast shores. Many of the 
larger plants are in flower while those intermediate in size and 
seedlings are non-flowering. Flowers are white. Kama is found associated 
with Boerhaavla .-farming a strand association. 
5* Portulace oleracea is found growing in sand near the outer periphery 
of the islands. This Por tulaca has large yellow flowers - unusually 
large for ole race a but the habit of the stems and leaves are oleracea 
and tea a to be quite large. This plant rosy possibly represent a hybrid 
between P. oleracea and P. lutea . Many seedlings observed on the beach 
some below the high tide line. 
6. Tills species is found as a low growing shrub on the interior part of 
of the island and associated with Eragrostis, Boerhaavla and Imopoea. 
- T»' : ' ' Sicyos sp. is prominent as a vine clambering over the Scaevola shrubs 
8. Boerhaavla is present in almost every square yard on this island. 
Often sending upright stems above the Scaev ola or Eragrostis . Seedlings 
of this species are to be found on the beach as well as in the interior 
of the si Bind. Plants are found with flowers white or pale lavender oy 
lavender. 
