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Hadlson, C.D
1967
March 29
Green &. Gene Atoll
Field Notes
9. Boerhaavia sp. - common in clear areas throughout the
island. Used in frigate + red f. Bird's nest.
10. Chenchia sp. (Sard bun gram) - Several plants found in
banancho lawn - introduction.
11. Oxalis sp. - spread through banancho lawn - introduction.
12. Casimira sp. (Ironwood) in banancho area - introduction.
13. Toumepota messeschmidtii - Several large trees along
beach crest.
14. Solanum species (black berries, pale leaves, flowers) - common in
cleared areas - blooming + fruits at present
15. Coconut (Litchedski sp ?) - introduction around banancho
+ in several other areas (near Bu. & more Hotel picnic area).
16. Cordia species - several near basketball court on the
edge of the antenna field.
17. Sesamium - like species - small, dark leaves, the petals,
flowers with 5 lanceolate flowers that are white at the base,
stamens yellow (5), 5 sepals alternating with petals. Found
on roadway to plane spot near diesel fuel tank tanks -
blooming.
18. Nightshade species - small plant with small white flower with
yellow pistil, 5 petals. Leaf typical nightshade leaf. Fruity,
Family common in cleared areas.
19. Morning Glory species - common along edges of Seacole around
the perimeter of the antenna field. In bloom.
20. Grass sp. (Eriogonum ?) small plant located on north side of
basketball court. Fruiting head is purplish as it ripens,
leaves, small, long + pointed.
21. Grass sp. like common crab grass, 3-5 purplish headed, head
flat + heavy, leaf thin, fluted + hairy, near north side of
basketball court.
22. Plant similar to Daisy Fleabane that occurs on Atlantic
coast (Maryland) - located between banancho + wind shack.
There may be several other species of grass and
composites here that because I have trouble identifying
species of both - especially with no references. There
are also several tree species of shrub that have been
introduced around the banancho that I could not &
identify although all are fairly common in Hadlson.
Hadlson, C.D
1967
March 29
Green &. Gene Atoll
Field Notes
23. Grass sp.
Pubescence in leaf + fruit axils.
Undersides of leaves not hairy. Fruiting
heads consist of two rows of seeds that
are flat and ragged edged + tend to
become purplish. Could not count
stamens accurately, but there appeared
to be 3-5 on each seed.
Leaf broad 16 mm
hairy for lot 1/2" + in
leaf axil
stamen purplish
purgled
Seed: 3-5 Stamens 2.8 mm wide
Fruiting heads about 20 mm long. Saw plants with 2 to 3 heads
per stalk. Plants averaged 7 1/2" from ground to tip of fruiting head.
24. Sea Grape (Medicago sp ?) behind banancho - several
25. Unknown plant - no square (ground stem), [illegible] (1.55mm wide) - 3 leaves,
toothed ([illegible]?)
Medicago sp?
typical leaf
fine toothed
terminal leaves (12.45 mm to 16.85 by 24 mm)
fruit 7.6 mm wide - fruits appear to consist
of 3 white (+ can be unruined) Seeds like
tiny lima beans, shiny @. Fruits flat on top.
Not flowering