Vascular Plants 
Twenty-one species of vascular plants, representing 15 families, have 
been recorded from Pearl and Hermes Reef. The following discussion of the 
flora, by island, is based on all previous botanical accounts, as well as 
the data of the POBSP. Wherever plant 'associations are discussed the species 
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are listed in the order of decreasing abundance. 
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Gramineae 
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Specimens only from Southeast Island. 
Lamoureux s.n. (XJH); Sibley 10 (USHM); Young 115 (UH). 
Eragrostis variabilis (Gaud.) Steud. Specimens from Southeast,, Grass 
and North islands. Caum 38 , 45,(BISH); Lamoureux s.n. (UH)} 
Sibley 5 (USNM); Young 105, 122 (UH); Long 2272,. 2285, 2313 (UH). 
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Lepturus repens (Frost.) R. Br. Specimens from Grass, Humphrey, Worth 
' and Southeast islands. Caum 39/ ^6 (BISH) as L. repens var. subulatus 
Fosb.j Lamoureux s.n. (TJH)j Young 110, 128 (UH)j Long 2270 (appears 
to be var. subulatus Fosb.), 2273> 2274, 2277/ 2279/ 2292, 2293/ 2302, 
2311 , 2312 (UH). 
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Setaria verticellata (L.) Beauv. Specimens only from Southeast Island 
Lamoureux s.n. (BISH)j Sibley 12 (USNM)j Young 109 (UH)j Long 2269 (UH). 
Casuarinaceae 
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Specimen only from Southeast Island. Young 
120 (UH). 
Amaranthaceae 
Achyranthes splendens var. reflexa Hbd. Specimens from Grass and Worth 
Islands. Caum 50 (BISH)j Wilder 3 (BISH)} Lamoureux s.n. (UH); Long 
2298 (T3H). 
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