xmder Svtriana « South Island, Ko. 3286. Colleoted by Dixon 
D« re-pens R. Br.). 
Palmae 
Cocos nuoifera L. 
Dry groves, South Island, No. 3285 . Extensive stands 
cover Naice and South Islands with a scattered number on the 
north portion of Long Island. The Cocos was probably present 
on Caroline Atoll at the time of the European discovery in 
1795 (see Bryan, 1942). Commercial extension of the pre¬ 
existing groves was carried out by John T. Arundel who also 
mined guano from the atoll, 
Taocaoeae 
Taooa leontopetaloides (L.) 0, Ktze. 
Occasional in moist sites (muck), South Island, No. 
3212 j in fruit, South Island, No. 3219i common under Cocos 
forests, Nake Island, No, 3234. Numerous patches were fovmd 
in muck on the south end of Nake Island, A new record for 
the atoll. 
Urticaoeae 
Fleurya ruderalls (Porst. f,) Gaud, ex Nedd. 
Common in shady areas, South Island, No, 32155 scatter¬ 
ed in coral rubble and sand, exposed site, second islet south 
of Nake Island (west side), No, 32295 under shade of Cocos 
and Pisonia , Long Island (north side), No. 3^3. Many seed¬ 
lings were observed on Long Island, Colleoted Dixon. 
Nyotaginaceae 
Boerhavia repens L, 
. .Ill— I.. II ihiwi 
Light purple flowers, second islet south of Long island, 
No, 3210 j stems to .6 meters long, large coriaceous leaves, 
red stems, islet northeast of South Island, No, 32245 Nake Is¬ 
land, No, 3239| stems to .5 meters long, rooting at nodes, 
Nake Island, No, 3225; Long Island, noarth end. No. 3252; 
fourth islet north of Bird Island, No. 3262; in shade, South 
