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2427 Portulaca lute a Sol. - large j)lant with’ + JO upright 
- (to 14.5 in.) stems, gjrbwing in sand pocket in coral 
rubble above terrace on the northwest side; in flower 
yellow, 5 petals + l/2 in. long, lobed l/S distance of 
petal length, 7 style branches and + 33 stamens - live 
cytalogical and pressed speciment taken. 
2428 Boerhaavia diffusa - white flowers, large plant + 10 ft. 
dia. with many radiating stems, on rocky coral rubble* 
above terrace on the northwest side - most of the stems 
have no flowers but plenty of dried fruitS t cytalogical 
and prened material ~ 4 sheets. 
2429 Sida sp. - sprouts in flower and fruit on otherwise dead 
looking shrub to J«5 ft. high, bushes grouped at the 
edge of the lagoon on the north dide surrounded by the 
Sesuixum mat - nesting Sula sula and Frigata ariel. 
Sesuvium - in bloom; mat along the north edge of the ° 
lagoon growing into the lower edges of the rock rubble 
(base of "bowl” and into the open lagoon) mat 15 to 100 
ft. wide - flowers whitish tinged pink or purplish - 3 sheets 
+ live coll, and cytological material. 
Algae - forming crust on bottom of shallow pools of 
standing water northwest portion of lagoon - red deposit 
just underneath the water varying in depth 0.5 to 5*0 in. 
collecting in depression of lagoon floor. 
Lepturus repens (Forst.K Br. ~ growing on west beach in 
pure sand 50 ft. south of old guano ruind; associated with 
Boerhaavia . 
Algae - found in surge channels as tide moves in - washed 
in from the outer reef; west reef opposite the old guano 
ruins. 
Algae - covering coral reef rocks - uppper tidal zone - 
uncovered at low tide - forming a mat; west reef opposite 
the guanp ruins. 
Algae - growing footed in sand in pool, surrounding area 
uncovered at low tide; west reef opposite the old guano 
ruins. 
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Algae - growing in sides of rock pools or on surface washed 
by waves; west reef opposite the old guano ruins. 
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Algae - large clumps imbedded in sand pockets of rock pools 
surrounding area bare at low tide} west reef opposite the 
old guano ruins. 
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