Simaroubaceae Suriana maritima L. Streets s.n. (USNM); Bergman 5 (BISH); Wilder 6 (BISH); St. John and Cooke 17480 (BISH); Fosberg 13192, 13264, (BISH); Fosberg and Metraux 13217 (BISH); Gallagher C (BISH); Hamilton 18 (BISH) Long 1847, 1889, 1890, 1904, 1916, 2744, 2761, 3426 (UH). This species was mistaken by Rougier (1914) for Pemphis acidula. This shrub is common on the lagoon filled central area usually forming a rim type vegetation around the lagoon or a pioneer on the hardpan left when a shallow area drains dry. When found around a lagoon Scaevola is usually above the band of Suriana; on dry hardpans the Suriana tends to mix with Scaevola shrubs; and, over flooded hardpan as observed on the northwest part of the island the Suriana forms a thick solid stand with Scaevola forming a rim on higher, dry land. In some of the dry central portions of the island Suriana forms an association with Hedycotis. These are always found together growing on a dry hard- pan with shallow soil. Euphorbiaceae Acalypha wilkesiana Muell. -Arg. This ornamental shrub was observed in the village of London in 1965. A colorful native of Fiji, this species is used as hedging in the Gilbert Islands where the colorful leaves are prized for decoration (Luomala, 1953). This plant has also been introduced to Washington and Fanning Islands. Euphorbia hirta L. Bergman 19 (BISH), Fosberg and Metraux 13248 (BISH), Long 3408 (UH). Common weed probably introduced in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Confined to the villages of London and Poland in disturbed sites. Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thon. Bergman 16 (BISH) as P. niruri; Fosberg 13276 (BISH) as P. niruri. This species was not observed in 1965. Guttiferae Calophyllum inophyllum L. Long 3437 (UH). Several trees to 2 m. were planted in front of the abandoned BOQ in London village. Malvaceae Abutilon indicum Sw. Fosberg and Metraux 13215 (BISH). This species was not found in 1965. Verbenaceae Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Long 3487 (UH). An introduced ornamental shrub was found in the villages of London and Paris. This species was probably brought by the