Enderbury Island
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Enderbury Island 9 November 1964 10 November 1964 North End: Portulaca lutea Lepturus repens Digitaria pacifica Descurainia patulacostrium Ipomoea sp. Sida (fallax?) Borhavia diffusa Eragrostis sp. Triumfetta procumbens Triumfetta occurs at best growth on sand outer beaches but also does well at lagoon or depression edges [for- mer lagoon areas] in coral gravel and sand. The veg- tation is about as dry as last trip. Daily rain laden clouds pass but so far (10th) only a few drops of rain although good squalls have been seen passing south of the island. The Cordia groves on the S end have flowering shoots and green leaves. The Eragrostis on the islets in the lagoon and in the lagoon flats to the south is quite dry. A few open plants were found in the damp grass on the lagoon flat west side late in the day on the 9th. Digitaria and Lepturus are quite dry and brown over the entire island except at well watered lagoon flat depression [?] on end where this sp. and Sida, Ipomoea and Portulaca are all in bloom.