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Annexure A.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
Senebiera pinnatifida, DC.—A cosmopolitan weed found in Hongkong and Kowloon, in waste places.
Clitoria Hanceana, Hemsl.-Growing abundantly near the rifle range, Kowloon City. Previously only known from the North River, Kwangtung, and Cochin China.
Quisqualis indica, Linn.-Collected behind the Buddhist Temple, Causeway Bay. Perhaps an escape from cultivation. Widely dispersed in tropical Asia.
Eugenia sp.-Found on the east side of the road leading up from Quarry Bay to the Sanatorium at Mt. Parker. A shrub about 12 feet high.
Wendlandia sp. ?--Trailing over rocks and trees on the hill above Tai-tai Reservoir; also on Taimoshan.
Ardisia chinensis, Benth.-Rediscovered, on the western spur of Mt. Parker. Only known from Hongkong and Formosa.
Alniphyllum pterospermum, Mats. Found on the south side of Lantau. Previously collected in various parts of China, and in Formosa.
Ehretia acuminata, R. Br.--Collected by Mr. Ford in 1893 on the west side of the stream leading from Wongneichung Gap to Deepwater Bay, but not previously determined. A common tree in China; also found in India, Malaya, and North Australia.
Veronica Tournefortii, C. C. Gmel.-An European weed found in the Albany Nursery. Probably introduced with flower seeds from Europe.
Lindera glauca, Bl.-A few trees growing near the top of the path leading from May Road to Barker Road. Common in China; also found in Japan, but not previously recorded from Hongkong.
Acalypha australis, Linn.-Found in the Albany Nursery. Frequently met with in China but not hitherto in Hongkong. Also known from Japan.
Burmannia Wallichii, Hook. f.-Found in Hongkong 50 years ago, but not again until this year.
Cyanotis Kewensis, C. B. Clarke.-Growing alongside the stream leading from Wong-neichung Gap to Wongneichung Village. Previously collected at Travancore, and in China in Kwangtung and Fokien.
Pandanus forceps, Martelli.-Discovered on a hill north of Kowloon Tong. Only previously known from a few drupes from which the species was described.
Lemna polyrhiza, Linn.--Collected in swamps at So Kun Po. Found in the warm and temperate regions of the old world, and in the Northern United States to Venezuela and Cuba. Recorded from Hongkong for the first time.
Cyathea spinulosa, Wall.-Several plants found by Mr. Duss on the north side of Lantau in a ravine above Tung Chung. An interesting addition to the tree ferns of the Colony. Known from India and Japan, and recently collected by Staff-Surgeon C. G. Matthew, R.N., up the Lien Chau River, in Kwangtung.
L 11
Annexure A.
ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
Senebiera pinnatifida, DC.—A cosmopolitan weed found in Hongkong and Kowloon, in waste places.
Clitoria Hanceana, Hemsl.-Growing abundantly uear the rifle range, Kowloon City. Previously only known from the North River, Kwangtung, and Cochin China.
Quisqualis indica, Linn.-Collected behind the Buddhist Temple, Causeway Bay. Perhaps an escape from cultivation. Widely dispersed in tropical Asia.
Eugenia sp.-Found on the east side of the road leading up from Quarry Bay to the Sanatorium at Mt. Parker. A shrub about 12 feet high.
Wendlandia sp. ?--Trailing over rocks and trees on the hill above Tytain Reservoir; also on Taimoshan.
Ardisia chinensis, Benth.-Rediscovered, on the western spur of Mt. Parker. Only known from Hongkong and Formosa.
Alniphyllum pterospermum, Mats. Found on the south side of Lautao. Previously collected in various parts of China, and in Formosa.
Ehretia acuminata, R. Br.--Collected by Mr. Ford in 1893 on the west side of the stream leading from Wongneichung Gap to Deepwater Bay, but not previously determined. A common tree in China; also found in India, Malaya, and North Australia.
Veronica Tournefortii, C. C. Gmel.-An European wood found in the Albany Nursery. Probably introduced with flower seeds from Europe.
Lindera glauco, Bl.-A few trees growing near the top of the path leading fron May Road to Barker Road. Common in China; also found in Japan, but not previously re- corded from Hongkong.
Acalypha australis, Linn.-Found in the Albany Nursery. Frequently met with in China but not hitherto in Hongkong. Also known from Japan.
Burmannia Wallichii, Hook. f.-Found in Hongkong 50 years ago, but not again until this year.
Cyanotis Kewensis, C. B. Clarke.-Growing alongside the stream leading from Wong- neichung Gap to Wongneichung Village. Previously collected at Travancore, and in China in Kwangtung and Fokien.
Pandanus forceps, Martelli.-Discovered on a hill north of Kowloon Tong. Only previously known from a few drupes from which the species was described.
Lemna polyrhiza, Linn.--Collected in swamps at So Kun Po. Found in the warm and temperate regions of the old world, and in the Northern United States to Venezuela and Cuba. Recorded from Hongkong for the first time.
Cyathea spinulosa, Wall.-Several plants found by Mr. Duss on the north side of Lantao in a ravine above Tung Chung. An interesting addition to the tree ferns of the Colony. Known from India and Japan, and recently collected by Staff-Surgeen C. G. MATTHEW, R.N., up the Lien Chau River, in Kwangtung,
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