44 FLORA OP ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



214. R. phaseoloides, DC. 



Fl. March. Stem laterally compressed. Earein forests. St. Thomas 

 (Signal Hill, 1200'). 



215. R. reticulata, DC. 



Fl. all the year round. Leaflets as long as 1". Common on fences 

 and along roads. All islands. 



216. Cajanus indicus, Spreng. (v. Pigeon-pea, Vendu bountje). 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds used as a common vegetable for soup. 

 Cultivated and naturalized. All islands. 



217. Clitoria Ternatea, L. (v. Blue Vine). 



Fl. all the year round. Common in thickets. All islands. 



218. Centrosema virginianum, Bentli. a) and /3) angustifolium. 



Fl. all the year round. Very common in ditches and on fences. All 

 islands. 



219. Teramnus uncinatus, Sw., var. albiflorus, Egg. 



Fl. Sept.-March. Corolla \y long, constantly white. Legume 1" 

 long, black, pilose. Common in pastures and along roads. St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



220. Galactia filiformis, Benth. 



Fl. Oct.- Jan. Eoots often bearing small tubers. Common in thick- 

 ets. All islands. 



221. G. tenuiflora, W. & A. 



Fl. Feb.- June. In forests, rare. There seems not to be sufficieut 

 reason for uniting this species to the precediug, as done by Griseb. Fl. 

 p. 194. St. Thomas (Flag Hill); St. Jan (Eogiers). 



222. Vigna luteola, Bentli. (v. Wild Pea). 



Fl. all the year round. Common in moist localities. All islands. 



223. Dolichos lablab, L. (D. henglialcnsis, Jacq.). 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds brown. Very common along the sea- 

 shores. All islands. 



224. Phaseolus lunatus, L. (v. Bonny Vis). 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. Corolla white or rosy. Naturalized in thickets and 

 near dwellings. All islands. 



225. Ph. vulgaris, L. (v. White Bean). 



Fl. Feb.-July. Cultivated and naturalized near dwellings. All 

 islands. 



