SEEDS PLANTS OF FIJI

Ceratophyllum 1. Nr. s.l., swamps and streams.
59. Menispermaceae 1/1
Pachygone 1. Nr. s.l. – 300 m. Limestone.
60. Ranunculaceae 1/1
Clematis 1. Nr. s.l. – 1150 m.
62. Ulmaceae 4/5
Parasponia 1. Nr. s.l. – 1130 m.
Trema 1. Nr. s.l. – 250 m. Limestone.
Celtis 2. 100 – 1150 m. Dense or secondary forest.
Gironniera 1. Nr. s.l. – 970 m.
64. Moraceae 3/17
Ficus 14. Inner edge of mangrove swamp, rocky shores, beach thickets, – 1150 m.
Limestone. Berg (2002) revised members of sect. Oreosycea and synonymised F.
smithii var. robusta with the typical variety. Berg & Corner (2005) pointed out the
close affinities of F. pritchardii, endemic to Fiji, with the other two members of sect.
Papuasyce in New Guinea.
Streblus 2. Nr. s.l. – 1000 m.
Malaisia 1. Nr. s.l. – 400 m.
65. Urticaceae 8/28
Dendrocnide 2. Nr. s.l. – 1150 m.
Elatostema 14. Nr. s.l. – 1323 m.
Procris 4. Nr. s.l., limestone, rocky coasts, – 125 m. Hadiah et al. (2003) gave
preliminary evidence that Procris might best be extended to include some
Elatostema species, or alternatively that it could be included in Elatostema.
Boehmeria 1. 50 – 1200 m. Dense, open, dry, and secondary forest, or on its edges.
Pipturus 3. Nr. s.l. – 1000 m. Costal thickets, dense, open, dry, and secondary
forest. Limestone.
Cypholophus 2. Nr. s.l. – 1150 m.
Leucosyke 1. Nr. s.l. – 1000 m. Often nr. coast.
Maoutia 1. Nr. s.l. – 1100 m.
66. Casuarinaceae 2/3
Casuarina 2. Sandy beaches, rocky coasts, coastal forest, – 475 m. Limestone.
Gymnostoma 1. Nr. s.l. – 900 m.
67. Balanopaceae 1/1
Balanops 1. Nr. s.l., in coastal thickets, beach vegetation (Deuba, Vodonaivaulu,
SUVA), – 1323 m. Carlquist (1980) wrote that its occurrence ‘close to beaches on
Viti Levu appears mysterious [as these are often drier than the usual mesic habitat]
until one sees that these areas are freshwater swamp margins’.
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