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doubtedly the most numerously represented tree present. Though really a littoral 
species, it is not here confined to the shore, hut extends from base to summit of the 
outer cone on both sides wherever there is soil suitable for it to grow. Its general 
dispersal in the island has been largely assisted by the rats; they carry off the 
fruits in order to eat the fleshy outer portion. 
45. Gtrocarpus Jacqtj[nii Roxb. Narcondam (40). 
Africa; India, Indo-China, Malaya; Polynesia : not in the Mas- 
carene Islands or E. Africa. 
xyiii. MTRTACE^. xn. 
46. Eugenia Jambolana Linn, Barren Island (18), vexy common. 
India, Indo-Cbina, Malaya ; Australia. 
47. Barringtonia speciosa Forst. ISTai-condam (41). 
Ceylon ; Andamans, Malaya ; Australia ; Polynesia. 
The fruits of this species were picked up on the beaches in Barren Island, but 
the tree itself was not found growing. 
XIX. MELASTOMACE^, — . 
48. Memectlon edule Roxb. Harcondam (42). 
Ceylon ; Indo-Cbina, Andamans, Malaya ; Philippines. 
XX. CUCURBITACE^. — . 
49. TrtchoSANTHES palmata Roxb. Narcondam (43). 
India, Indo-China, Malaya; Australia; Japan and China. 
XXL RUBIACE^. XIII. 
60. Oldenlandia cortmbosa Linn. Barren Island (19), in the crater, 
America ; Africa ; India, Indo-China, Malaya, 
51. MusSjENDA macrophtlla Linn. Barren Island (20), common. 
Indo-China, Andamans. 
This plant, which is common in the valley between the cones, close to the lava, 
is one of the species reported by the Deputation of 1866; flowering specimens col¬ 
lected then are preserved in the Calcutta Herbarium, but are noted as being from 
Narcondam, not Barren Island. The species does not appear to occur in Narcondam, 
for the plant was carefully looked for there. The mistake on these tickets, which 
requires to be pointed out, since some of the specimens collected in 1866 may have 
reached Herbaria in Europe, is nevertheless a fortunate one, as it first called the 
attention of the writer to the fact that, though this Deputation only reported on 
Barren Island (Proc. As. Soc., Beng., 1866 , 215), it visited Narcondam also. The 
interest of this fact will be shown in discussing the presence of the Coco-nut. 
The species has here, owing to its situation, developed a shrubby habit, but care¬ 
ful examination of the complete material obtained by the writer, leads him to 
conclude that it cannot bo looked upon as even vai’ietally distinct. 
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