Simaroubaceae 
Suriana maritima L. 
Streets s.n. (USMM); Bergman 5 (BISH); Wilder 6 (BISH); St. John 
and Cooke 17480 (BISH); Fosberg 13192, 13264, (BISH); Fosberg and Metraux 
13217 (BISH); Gallagher C (BISH); Hamilton 18 (BISH) Long 1847, 1889 , 1890 , 
1904, 1916, 2744, 2761 , 3426 (UH). This species was mistaken by Rougier 
(1914) for Pemphis acidula . This shrub is common on the lagoon filled 
central area usually forming a rim type vegetation around the lagoon or 
a pioneer on the hardpan left when a shallow area drains dry. When found 
around a lagoon Scaevola is usually above the band of Suraiana ; on dry 
hardpans the Suriana tends to mix with Scaevola shrubs; and, over flooded 
hardpan as observed on the northwest part of the island the Suriana forms 
a thick solid stand with Scaevola forming a rim on higher, dry land. In 
some of the dry central portions of the island Suriana forms an associa¬ 
tion with Hedyotis . These are always found together growing on a dry hard- 
pan with shallow soil. 
Euphorbiaceae 
Acalypha wilkesiana Muell. -Arg. 
This ornamental shrub was observed in the village of London in 1965 . 
A colorful native of Fiji, this species is used as hedging in the Gilbert 
Islands where the colorful leaves are prized for decoration (Luomala, 1953). 
This plant has also been introduced to Washington and Fanning Islands. 
Euphorbia hirta L. 
Bergman 19 (BISH), Fosberg and Metraux 13248 (BISH), Long 3408 (UH). 
Common weed probably introduced in the late nineteenth or early twentieth 
century. Confined to the villages of London and Poland in disturbed sites. 
Phyllanthus amarus Schurn, and Thon. 
Bergman 16 (BISH) as P. niruri ; Fosberg 13276 (BISH) as P. niruri . 
This species was not observed in 1965 . 
Guttiferae 
Calophyllum inophyllum L. 
Long 3437(UH). Several trees to 2 m. were planted in front of the 
abandoned BOQ, in London village. 
Malvaceae 
AbutiIon indicum Sw. 
Fosberg and Metraux 13215 (BISH). This species was not found in 1965 . 
Verbenaceae 
Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. 
Long 3487 (UH). An introduced ornamental shrub was found in the 
villages of London and Paris. This species was probably brought by the 
