FLOWERING PLANTS OF SAMOA BY ERLING CHRISTOPHERSEN HONOLULU, HAWAII PUBLISHEDBY THE MUSEUM February 21, 1935 KRAUS REPRINT CO. New York 1971 CONTENTS PAGS Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Mono~otyledon~ae.......................................................................................................................... 6 Family 1. Pandanaceae ........................................................................................................ 6 Family 2. Hydrocharitaceae 6 Family 3. Gramineae ............................................................................................................ 6 Family 4. Cyperageae .......................................................................................................... 15 Family 5. Palmae .................................................................................................................. 25 Family 6- Araceae ................................................................................................................ 39 Family 7. Lemnaceae ............................................................................................................ 44 Family 8. Flagellariaceae 44 Family g. Bromeliaceae ...................................................................................................... 47 Family lo. Commelinaceae .................................................................................................. 48 . Family 1 I . Lihaceae ........................................................................................................... 48 Family iz. Amaryllidaceae .................................................................................................. 50 Family 13. Taccaceae .......................................................................................................... 50 Family 14. Dioscoreaceae ................................................................................................. 51 Family 15. Musaceae ............................................................................................................ 54 . Family 16. Zlnglberaceae .................................................................................................... 57 Family 17. Cannaceae .......................................................................................................... 60 Family 18. Marantaceae ...................................................................................................... 60 Family ig. Orchidaceae ...................................................................................................... 60 Dicotyledoneae 70 Family 20 . Chloranthaceae .................................................................................................. 70 Family 21 . Ulmaceae ............................................................................................................ 71 Family 22 . Moraceae ............................................................................................................ 71 Family a3. Urticaceae .......................................................................................................... 74 Family 24 . Loranthaceae .................................................................................................... 79 Family 25 . Olacaceae 80 Family 26 . Aristolochiaceae .............................................................................................. 82 Family 27 . Amaranthaceae ............................................................................................... 82 Family 28. Nyctaginaceae .................................................................................................. 83 Family 29 . Aizoaceae ....................................................................................................... 84 Family 30 . Portulacaceae .................................................................................................... 85 Family 31 . Menispermaceae ............................................................................................... 85 Family 32. Anonaceae 86 Family 33. Myristicaceae .................................................................................................... 86 Family 34 . Monimiaceae ...................................................................................................... 88 Family 35. Lauraceae .......................................................................................................... 89 Family 36 . Hernandiaceae .............................................................................................. 92 Family 37 . Cruciferae ........................................................................................................ 94 Family 38 . Capparidaceae .................................................................................................. 94 Family 39 . Crassulaceae 95 Family 40. Pittosporaceae .................................................................................................. 95 Family 41 . Cunoniaceae ...................................................................................................... 96 Family 42 . Rosaceae ............................................................................................................ 97 [ i I PAGE Family 43. Leguminosae ...................................................................................................... 98 Family 44. Oxalidaceae ...................................................................................................... loj Family 45 . Rutaceae ............................................................................................................ 106 Family 46 . Burseraceae 111 Family 47 . Meliaceae .......................................................................................................... 114 Family 48. Polygalaceae ...................................................................................................... 117 Family 49. Euphorbiaceae .................................................................................................. 117 Family 50 . Coriariaceae ...................................................................................................... 126 Family 51 . Anacardiaceae 127 Family 52 . Celastraceae ...................................................................................................... 128 Family 53. Icacinaceae ........................................................................................................ 128 Family 54. Sapindaceae ...................................................................................................... 130 Family 54a Balsaminaceae --. .......................................................... 133 Family 55 . Rhamnaceae ...................................................................................................... 133 Family 56. Elaeocarpaceae ................................................................................................ 135 Family 57. Tiliaceae 140 Family 58. Malvaceae 141 Family 58a. Bombacaceae ................................. 145 Family 59. Sterculiaceae ................................. 145 Family 60. Theaceae 146 Family 61. Guttiferae .......................................................................................................... 147 Family 62. Bixaceae ............................................................................................................ 149 Family 63. Violaceae ............................................................................................................ 149 Family 64. Flacourtiaceae 15 1 Family 65. Passifloraceae .................................................................................................... 153 Family 66. Caricaceae ...................................... -.. .................................................................. 153 Family 67. Thymelaeaceae .................................................................................................. 153 Family 68. Lythraceae ........................................................................................................ 154 Family 69. Lecythidaceae 154 Family 70. Rhizophoraceae ........................................................................................... 155 Family 71. Combretaceae .................................................................................................... 157 Family 72. Myrtaceae .. 158 Family 73. Onagraceae ........................................................................................................ 160 Family 74. Araliaceae .......................................................................................................... 160 Family 75 . Umbelliferae ...................................................................................................... 165 Family 76. Ericaceae .......................................................................................................... 166 Family 77. Myrsinaceae 166 Family 78. Plumbaginaceae ................................................................................................ 168 Family 79. Sapotaceae .......................................................................................................... 168 Family 80. Ebenaceae 172 Family 81. Oleaceae 174 Family 82. Loganiaceae 175 Family 83. Apocynaceae 177 Family 84. Asclepiadaceae 186 Family 85. Boraginaceae ...................................................................................................