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papery, jointed pod. Occasional in disturbed places,
reported only from the lowlands. A modem intro-
duction, native to the Old World tropics. Setchell
233; Eames T2; Garber 799, 945; Lamoureux 3056;
Whistler 8959!.
*Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr.
[St. Thomas bean] fue inu
High-climbing woody vine with alternate, pinnately
compound leaves, small, dense racemes of flowers
bearing showy white stamens, and large woody pods
containing large, flat round seeds. Occasional in
coastal to lowland forest, reported from near sea
level to 180 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from
east Africa to the Austral Islands. Whistler 3624,
3746,8485,9138.
* Erythrina fusca Lour.
lalapa
Thorny, medium-sized tree with alternate trifoliate
leaves, oval leaflets, and large showy red papilio-
naceous flowers. Occasional in swampy coastal
places, reported only near sea level. A modern
introduction or possibly indigenous, pantropic in
distribution. Christophersen 1035; Whistler 8061.
* Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr.
[dadap] gatae palagi
Medium-sized tree with alternate, trifoliate leaves,
racemes of reddish orange flowers, and long pods.
Occasional in disturbed places, planted as a
nitribing plant for cacao and escaping, reported
from near sea level to ca. 600 m elevation. A
modcrn introduction, native from Southeast Asia to
Malaysia. Whistler 3082.
Erythrina variegata L.
[coral tree] gatae
Large thorny tree with alternate trifoliate leaves,
broadly ovate leaflets, large showy red papilionaceous
flowers in racemes, and large, black,
cylindrical pods. Occasional in littoral to lowland
forest, reported from near sea level to 125 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from tropical Asia to the
Marquesas. Setchell 197, 302; Mitchell 587;
Comstock 20, 21, 27; Yuncker 9352; Wisner 112;
Dutton 1 12; Whistler 2834.
"Indigofera hirsuta L.
Small subshrub with alternate, pinnately compound
leaves, small, racemes of salmon-colored papilionaceous
flowers, and cylindrical pods. Rare in
lawns and other disturbed places, reported only from
the lowlands. A modern introduction, native to the
Old World tropics. Whistler 2969.
*Indigofera suffruticosa Miller
[indigo]
Widely branching shrub with alternate, pinnately
compound leaves, racemes of small, salmoncolored
papilionaceous flowers, and short, cylindrical
pods. Occasional to common in disturbed
places, reported from near sea level to ca. 200 m
elevation. A modern introduction, native to tropical
America. USEE s.n.? (n.~.); Wilder 49.
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson) Fosb.
[Tahitian chestnut] ifi
Large tree with a fluted trunk, large simple, alternate
leaves, tiny white flowers, and a large, thick-shelled
fruit containing a large edible seed. Occasional to
common in coastal to lowland forest, reported from
near sea level to 350 m elevation. A Polynesian
introduction, ranging from tropical Asia to the
Marquesas. Graeffe 1386; Setchell 84, 355;
Christophersen 893; Diefenderfer 12; Yuncker
933 1; Whistler 3286.
Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze
ifilele
Large tree with alternate, pinnately compound leaves,
showy red and white flowers, and a large
woody pod. Uncommon to occasional in coastal to
lowland forest, reported from near sea level to 200
m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from East Africa
to Samoa. Setchell 129a; Whistler 8046, 8664!.
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
[wild tamarind] fuapepe
Shrub or small tree with alternate, bipinnately compound
leaves, globose heads of flowers having
showy white stamens, and flattened pods. Occasional
to locally abundant in dry, disturbed places,
reported from near sea level to ca. 250 m elevation.
A modern introduction, native to tropical America.
Setchell 180; Yuncker 9395; Whistler 8604!.