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Caricaceae 
Carica papaya L.+ 
Long 3504 (UH). Mentioned in Christopher sen (1927). A few plants 
were seen in 1965 . An informant stated that they were of difficult 
cultivation. 
Myrtaceae 
Fsidlum gua java L.4- 
Mentioned by Christophersen in 1927 &nd observed near the cable 
station in 1965 . 
Araliaceae 
Nothopanax guilfoylei (Cogn. and Marsh) Merr.-f 
Long 3499 , 3517 (UH). An ornamental used for hedging. 
Folysclas fruticosa (L.) Harms+ 
St. John and Fosberg Ikllh- (BISH). Not collected Or seen in 19^5- 
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Convolvulaceae 
Ipomoea glaberrima Baj . + 
St. John and Fosberg 14120 (BISH). Mentioned by Merrill (1925) 
as having been collected by Herms and Kirby. Observed growing in tin 
drums in the village at English Harbour in 19^5 • Used as a food source. 
Ipomoea tuba (Schlecht.) Don. 
Long 35^0 (UH). Collected on the northwest island in an open area 
under Tournefortia. Not common. 
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Boraginaceae 
Cordia subcordata Lam.+ 
Ball 12 (BISH). Several trees were seen near the cable station in 
1965. 
Heliotropium anomalttm H. arid A. 
Ball 14 (USNM), Christophersen 21 (BISH), Long 5551, 5559, 3576 (UH). 
Common on mud flats on the lagoon side of the south island. 
Tournefortia argentea L. f. 
Ball 1 (BISH)/ Long 3520 (UH). Old open stands were found on the 
northwest island. In other areas this type of vegetation is confined to 
the fringe of the Island. Often occurs with Pandanus . 
Yerbenaceae 
Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.+ 
Long 3546, 3569 , 3570 (UH). Planted near villages and temporary copra 
camps. Tends to form thickets. Undoubtedly introduced from the Gilbert 
Islands. 
