FLORA. OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 39 



AMPEEIDEJE. 



159. Cissus sicyoides, L. (v. Lanibrali, Pinna koop). 



Fl. all the year round. Flowers purple or yellow. Aerial roots long, 

 filiform. Common in forests. All islands. 



160. C. trifoliata, L. 



Fl. all the year round. On rocks and trees, not common. St. Croix ; 



St. Thomas. 



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161. C. acida, L. 



Fl. June- Aug. In thickets near the coast, common. All islands. 



162. Vitis caribaea, DC. 



Fl. June. In dense forests, rare. St. Croix (Caledonia Gut) ; St. 

 Thomas (Crown). 



CEEASTKACEiE. 



163. Maytenus elaeodendroides, Gris. (Cat. Plant. Cub. p. 54). (Mamniis pohj- 



yamus, Vahl in Hb. Havn., and in West, p. 276.) 



Fl. Dec. Flower brownish, small. Calyx 5-partite, "' diam. Petals 

 5, oval, V" long. Stamens 5, often all or part of them transformed into 

 petals and more or less sterile. Stigma subsessile, 2-lobed. Ovary 2- 

 locular, 2-ovulate. Disc brown, undulate, '" high. Seed black with a 

 red arillus. Eare in dry thickets. St. Croix (Fair Plain). 



164. M. leevigatus, Gris. in litt. (Ehamnus Icevigatus, Vabl in Synib. Bot. iii, 41 ; 



Ceanothus, DC). 



Fl. May-Oct. Capsule tardily dehiscent, 1-3-seeded, 6'" long. Seeds 

 brown, reticulate with red veins, 2'" diam. Arillus tough, white. A 

 shrub or middle-sized tree. Not uncommon in forests. All islands. 



165. Elaeodendron zylocarpum, DC. (v. Spoon-tree, Nut Muscat). 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Stamens often transformed, as in Maytenus ekcoden- 

 droides. Drupe orange-coloured, S"' long. Common on rocky shores; 

 more uncommon in St. Croix. All islands. 



166. Myginda pallens, Sw. 



Fl. Oct.-May. Common in thickets, principally in marshy soil. All 

 islands. 



167. M. latifolia, Sw. 



St. Croix (Pflug, sec. Yahl Symb. Bot. ii, 32) ; St. Thomas (Schl.). 



168. Schaefferia frutescens, Jacq. 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Common in thickets. All islands. 



