The Vegetation of Jaluit Island

Koidzumi, Gen-ichi (1915). "The Vegetation of Jaluit Island". Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. Toyko, Japan: Botanical Society of Japan. 29 (346): en242–en257. doi:10.15281/jplantres1887.29.346_242. ISSN 0006-808X.

Abstract: In the winter of 1914, I received the appointment of botanist of the scientific exploration sent to Micronesia by the Educational Department of Japan. Our exploring party left Yokosuka at noon of December 20, 1914, and returned on February 13 of this year, nearly two months having been consumed on the trip, during which, short stops were made on Truk, Ponape, Kusai, Jaluit, Angaur, Palau, Yap and Saipan island, on the most of them small collections of plants were made. Before proceeding to discuss the phytogeography of Micronesia, I will here give some accounts concerning Jaluit island. Jaluit island is an atoll, lying in longitude 169° 30' E., latitude 6° N., and about 30 miles long in a north-west and south-east direction, 18 miles broad east and west, and no-where rising more than five feet above high tide, excepting where, in a few places, coral blocks have Oct.

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