SEEDS PLANTS OF FIJI

(16. Agavaceae 1/1
Cordyline 1. ‘so firmly naturalized as to appear native’ (Smith). Nr. s.l., sometimes
near beaches – 1100 m. Limestone. Van Balgooy, 1971, cited it as ‘introduced?’).
18. Philesiaceae 1/1
Geitonoplesium 1. 130 – 1323 m. Dense forest, thickets, grassy slopes. Limestone.
20. Smilacaceae 1/1
Smilax 1. Nr. s.l. – 1300 m. Limestone.
21. Dioscoreaceae 1/1
Dioscorea 1. Nr. s.l. – 200 m. Smith wrote ‘it seems reasonable to assume [D.
pentaphylla] was an aboriginal introduction to Fiji’, but also felt the species
is ‘conceivably indigenous’ in Melanesia and this is accepted here. D.
nummularia is ‘so thoroughly naturalized as to appear indigenous’ (Smith). Van
Balgooy (1971) accepted both species as indigenous.
22. Taccaceae 1/2
Tacca 2. On beaches, in beach thicket, woods near coast – 350 m. Limestone.
27. Heliconiaceae 1/1
Heliconia 1. Nr. s.l. – 1000 m. For taxonomy, see Kress (1990).
29. Zingiberaceae 2/6
Etlingera (= Geanthus, = Ammomum sect. Geanthus) 1. 200 – 400 m (2 collections
only). Forest. For taxonomy see Smith (Addenda).
Alpinia 5. Nr. s.l. – 1300 m.
32. Orchidaceae 60/164.
Habenaria 2. Nr. s.l. – 1050 m.
Cynorkis 1. ‘Seashore’ (Tailevu, Raiqiso, SUVA) – 1000 m. Renz & Vodonaivalu
(1989) accepted this as indigenous; Kores (in Smith) did not.
Peristylus (sometimes taken to include Habenaria) 4. Nr. s.l. – 1100 m.
Cryptostylis 1. 100 – 1000 m. Dense forest.
Pseudovanilla 1. 50 – 150 m. Dry or dense forest.
Nervilia 3. Nr. s.l. – 400 m.
Epipogium 1. 800 – 1000 m. Densely shaded forest.
Didymoplexis 1. Nr. s.l – 1070 m.
Goodyera 2. 100 – 1050 m. Forest.
Pristiglottis (incl. Odontochilus, Cheirostylis) 2. 200 – 1323 m. Dense forest, crest
thickets.
Erythrodes 2. 100 – 900 m. Dense forest.
Zeuxine 2. 60 – 1000 m. Forest.
Anoectochilus 1. 150 – 900 m. Dense forest.
Vrydagzynea 2. 50 – 1200 m. Dense forest.
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