Enderbury Island
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Plants / Erlebary Lake Sida acuta Cucumis sp. Patula glaucus Digitalis purpurea heptopus repens Brickhousea diffusa Coriophora foliiformis Eleusine indica Sesuvium portulacastrum Spongia a involuculus sp. Mesembryanthemum cruentum Cordia subcordata Amaranthus Collecting number: 1990-2610. Some preliminary mapping done. July 14, 1964 - to ship for supplies. Plant around - dry plants taken from pieces. Into field 3:30 pm. Walking west towards Lagoon or to north end of island - mapping, placing of stakes. Large colony I nestling lesser frigate near by old ruins - nesting in dead Cordia - Mesembry- anthemum In open - nest on Sida compared to Brickhousea, side twig. Also nests in dead Cordia & peeled twig of Sida - Brickhousea platforms apparently recently added to (judging from color) bottoms (gloves) or top (harness) materials.