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Data on the Plants of Sydney Island from McBee Cards in the University of Hawaii 
(Obtained by Jane Church, August 1969) 
All are listed as collected by C.R.Long and all but the last entry are listed as 
collected 24 October 1964. The last entry (field number 2586) was collected on 
25 October • 
Field 
Number 
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Identification 
2547 
Portulaca lutea Sol. (2 sheets) 
2549 
Ipomoea (l sheet) 
2558 
2559 
V 
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. 
(l sheet) 
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. 
(2 sheets) 
2560 
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Ro^b. 
(2 sheets) 
2562 
Compositae (2 sheets) 
2563 
Compositae (2 sheets) 
2564 
Tribulus cistoides L. (2 sheets) 
Long^ 
2568 
Sesuvium portulacastrum L. (l sheet 
2572 
Ipomoea tuba (Schlect.) Don.(l sheet 
2573 
Portulaca lutea Sol. (l sheet) 
Long^ 
2575 
Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. (l sheet) 
2579 
Tournefortia argentea L.f. (l sheet 
2584 
2586 
Ipomoea tuba (Schlecht.)Don. 
(3 sheets) 
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. 
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Remarks 
Rooted In hardpan just above the 
lagoon on the west side, low and almost 
prostrate, ___ 
In dry pond on the NW side, roofed in 
cracks in the hardpan. __ 
In back of the village towards the la- 
goon - rooted in a dry coral hillock 
Plant to 7 ft., well watered, moist site, 
coral rubble, no leaf chlorosis, on the 
west side of the lagoon. _ 
Rooted in the hardpan near the edge of the 
the lagoon flats on the west side of 
the island. _ 
Erect herb, l6-21 in. high, village 
area on the northeast side, the soil 
sand with dark humus __ 
Erect herb to 2 k in. common In the 
village rooted in coral sand and gravel 
on the southeast side. __ ; 
Growing in coral rubble under the shade 
of low Cocos trees on the northeast 
side of the island. _ 
) Collected by P. Woodward and determined 
by C.R.Long. Forms mat near lagoon, . 
south side, flat open areas. __ 
) Vine growing over Messerschmidia, rooted 
in .coral rubble with Scaevola on the 
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south side of the island. __ 
A low plant growing in coral and sand 
in open area by the lagoon on the south 
side of the island._ 
Collected by Paul Woodward. Evidently 
determined by Long. Erect plant 
growing in coral rubble along the south 
shore of the lagoon. __ 
) Medium sized tree, rooted in coral 
rubble, on the southeast side and assoc, 
with Sida and Boerhavia. _ 
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Growing in waste area behind village 
on the lagoon side. White flowers. 
North shore of the lagoon, plant very 
dry, yellow leaves, flos.(??) and 
fruits. 
