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Abstract
A seed probably of kowhai (Sophora microphylla), was found on a lake shore at Macquarie Island. The species does not occur on the island, and the seed may have been carried there by a bird that found it at sea. It shows how two consecutively acting long-distance dispersal agents may have facilitated colonization of oceanic islands by the Edwardsia group of Sophora species.
Acknowledgements
I thank the Australian Antarctic Division for employing me at Macquarie Island, and providing an opportunity to search for seeds there; Noel Carmichael (Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service) and Dana Bergstrom for allowing me to conduct the work under Scientific Permit FL10084 and my fellow expeditioners for their tolerance and support of their Station Leader's bizarre hobby.