Chapter XVI

THE RELATION BETWEEN LITTORAL AND INLAND PLANTS
(_continued_)

The Fijian difficulty.—Inland species of a genus possessing
fruits not known to have any means of dispersal through
agencies now at work in the Pacific.—Pandanus.—Its remarkable
distribution in oceanic groups.—To be attributed perhaps
to extinct Columbæ or extinct Struthious
birds.—Barringtonia.—Guettarda.—Eugenia.—Drymispermum.—Acacia
laurifolia.—Conclusions to be drawn from the discussion.—Summary of
chapters XIV, XV, XVI.