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Great Sturrup Cay B. & M. 



Frozen Cay B. <5^ M. 



South Bimini Millsp. 2409. 



Little Mangrove Cay Coker 201. 



Rose Island B. & M. 



New Providence Southwest Bay, B. 6 Br. 459; Swingate,J//7/y^. 2251 ; 



Nassau neighborhood, Coker 37 ; Cooper sine num.; Northrop 147; 



Wight 10. 



Eleuthera Governor's Harbor, Hitchcock (Philoxerus vermicular is). 

 Exuma rocks of West Beach, B. 6 M. 

 Watlings Island Coker 476. 



Iresine keyensis sp. nov. 



Caule lignoso erecto ramoso glabro, foliis petiolatis anguste lanceo- 

 latis vel oblongo-lanceolatis rotundo-obtusis submucronatis basi ad 

 petiolam utrubique decurrentibus, margine integris subrevolutis pagina 

 utrinque minute pustulosis, paniculis elongatis tenuiter ramosis laxis 

 subaphyllis, rachi glabris, floribus albis paleaceis, calyce bracteas lat- 

 erales medio superante, sepalis obtusiusculis enerviis glabris. Semen 

 obeso-lenticularis. 



Plants strictly erect 4. 5 -6. o dm. Leaves 4 cm. x 6 mm., 9x1.5 cm. 

 to 6 x 2 cm. petiole about one-quarter the length of the blade, panicles 

 1-2 dm. the ultimate branchlets often up to 4 cm. long, very delicate, 

 almost capillary. Seeds dark-red, smooth and polished .5 x .5 mm. 

 On maritime rocks: 



Great Bahama Eight Mile Rocks, B. &> M. 2485. 



Great Sturrup Cay B. 6 M. 



Little Harbor Cay B. & M. 



Lignum Vitae Cay where it forms a strong character plant, B. & M. 



Goat Cay B. & M. 2289. 



Frozen Cay B. 6 M. 



Whale Cay B. 6 M. 2179 type. 



South Bimini Millsp. 2390. 



South Cat Cay Millsp. 2437. 



Andros Calabash Cay, Stafford Creek, Northrop j62a (I. paniculata). 

 Here called "NEWBURN WEED." 



Mangrove Cay Bryant //. 



Silver Cay Millsp. 2450. 



New Providence Southwest Bay, B. 6 Br. 480 ; neighborhood of Nas- 

 sau, Brace 424; Hitchcock (I. celosioides} 



Eleuthera Governor's Harbor, Hitchcock (/. celosioides}. 



Great Galiot Cay B. & M. 2854. 



Cave Cay B. 6^ M. 2820. 



