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mon on sandy beaches and spits, reported only near
sea level. Indigenous, pantropic in distribution.
Setchell 127; Whistler 353 1.
"Uraria lagopodoides (L.) Desv. ex. DC.
Low subshrub with alternate, trifoliate leaves and
purple, papilionaceous flowers in a dense, hairy,
terminal raceme. Uncommon in lawns and other
disturbed places, reported only in the lowlands. A
Polynesian introduction, native to South Asia.
Setchell 350; Wilder l I.
*Vigna adenantha (G. F. W. Meyer) Markchal,
Mascherpa, & Stainier
Prostrate vine with alternate, trifoliate leaves, lave-
nder and white, contorted papilionaceous flowers,
and cylindrical pods. Uncommon in coastal areas
and plantations, reported only from the lowlands.
Probably indigenous, pantropic in distribution.
Mitchell 538; Wisner 91; Whistler 308, 8733.
Vigna marina (Bum.) Merr.
[beach pea] fue sina
Prostrate vine with alternate trifoliate leaves, yellow,
papilionaceous flowers, and black cylindrical pods.
Common to gbundant on the littoral strand, occa-
sionally inland on roadsides, reported from near sea
level to ca. 300 m elevation. Indigenous, pantropic
in distribution. Setchell 101, 559; Wilder 28;
Garber 954; Comstock s.n.; Yuncker 9360; Wisner
133; Whistler 1428,3293,9022!.
Casearia sp. nova
FLACOURTIACEAE
Small tree with alternate leaves, white flowers, and
an ovoid capsule. Occasional in lowland forest,
reported from 10 to 400 m elevation. Endemic.
Setchell 282; McKee 2957; Kuruc 122, 153;
Whistler 1463,2723,2868, 8584!, 9166.
Erythrospermum acuminatissimum (A. Gray)
A. C. Smith
Small tree with alternate leaves, racemes of white or
pink flowers, and a 3-valved capsule. Occasional in
lowland to montane forest, reported from 20 to 600
m elevation. Indigenous, also found in Fiji.
Setchell 267, 278; Christophersen 999, 3487, 3542;
Whistler 2892, 5726, 8050, 8462, 8669!.
Flacourtia rukam Zoll. & Mor. ex Mor.
filimoto
Medium-sized tree with alternate leaves having
toothed margins, small, white, apetalous flowers
bearing many stamens, and a red spherical edible
fruit. Occasional in lowland to montane forest,
reported from ca. 50 to 500 m elevation. Indi-
genous, also found in Tonga and westward
(excluding Fiji). Setchell 262, 573; Garber 920;
Bryan 982 (n.s.); Mitchell 570; Comstock 1;
Yuncker 940 1 a; Wisner s.n.; Spence 466! ; Whistler
I474,2781,3114,3633,86l7!.
Homalium whitmeeanum St. John
Small tree with alternate, toothed leaves and white,
many-petaled flowers in dense, hanging racemes.
Uncommon in open forest on lava flows and in
scrub forest, reported from near sea level to 550 m
elevation. Indigenous, also found in Tonga.
Christophersen 3491; Whistler 2976, 8454, 8694!.
GESNERIACEAE
*Cyrtandra geminata Reinecke
Shrub with opposite leaves, large, showy white
flowers, and a pair of terminal bracts on the
peduncle. Occasional in montane scrub, reported
from 450 to 600 m elevation. Endemic to Tutuila.
Reinecke 477; Setchell 548; Christophersen 104 1,
3563; Long 3069; Whistler 3669,9068.
*Cyrtandra longipedunculata Rechinger
Shrub with opposite ovate to elliptic, cymes of
showy white flowers on long peduncles, and ovoid
fleshy fruits. Uncommon in lowland to montane
forest, reported from 250 to 910 m elevation. Ende-
mic. Bryan 83.
Cyrtandra pulchella A. Gray
Shrub with opposite, elliptic to falcate, glabrous
leaves, large, 1-7-flowered cymes with very small
bracteoles, and large, showy white flowers. Occa-
sional in lowland to montane forest, reported from
200 to 800 m elevation. Endemic. USEE s.n.;
Setchell340, 553; Bryan 78; Yuncker 9413; Wisner
153; Christophersen 983, 1266, 1818!, 1829!;
Spence 5 12!; Whistler 2709.