CHAPTER XVIII

THE ENIGMAS OF THE LEGUMINOSÆ OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Leguminosæ predominate in tropical littoral floras.—The anomalies of

their distribution in the Pacific islands.—They conform to no one rule

of dispersal or of distribution.—Strangers to their stations.—The

American home of most of the Leguminous littoral plants.—Summary

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