Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899, Volume 2 Plant-Dispersal
CHAPTER XVII
THE STORIES OF AFZELIA BIJUGA, ENTADA SCANDENS, AND CÆSALPINIA BONDUCELLA
Afzelia bijuga.—The African home of the genus.—The double station of Afzelia bijuga, inland and at the coast.—The nature of the buoyancy of its seeds.—Summary relating to Afzelia bijuga.—Entada scandens.—Its station and distribution.—Darwin’s opinion of the plant.—The dispersal of its seeds by the currents.—Summary relating to the plant.—Cæsalpinia bonducella and C. bonduc.—Their station and distribution.—Their characters in various Pacific groups.—The parents of inland species.—Their dispersal by the currents.—The germination of their seeds.—A dream of vivipary.—The causes of the seed-buoyancy.—Summary of results
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