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226. Ph. alatus, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 299). 



227. Ph. semierectus, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Flower expanded only in the sun. Common 

 along roads and in pastures. All islands. 



228. Canavalia parviflora, Benth. (Flor. Bras, xv, i, 177). 



Fl. Feb. Inflorescence extra-axillary (as in C. bonaricnsis, Lindl. Bot. 

 Keg. 1199). Legume broad on the back, without prominent ridges, 3" 

 long, 1^" broad. Seeds crimson, shining, " long. In forests, rare. St. 

 Thomas (Signal Hill, 1300'). 



229. C. gladiata, DC. /?) ensiformis, DC. (v. Sour-eyes, Overlook) (Dolichos acina- 



ciformis, Jacq. Icon. Rar. t. 559). Bot. Mag. 4027. 



Fl. Aug.-Dec. Naturalized in pro vision grounds. St. Thomas (Signal 

 Hill, 1200'). 



230. C. obtusifolia, DC. (Dolichos rotundifolius, Vakl). 



Fl. all the year round. Common along the seashore. All islands. 



231. Mucuna pruriens, DC. (v. Cow-itch). 



Fl. Oct.-Nov. In shady valleys. Eare. All islands. 



232. Brythrina Corallodendron, L. (v. Flamboyant). 



Fl. Feb.- April. Precocious. Stamens all of unequal length. Eather 

 common, especially along roads and near dwellings. All islands. 



233. E. horrida, Egg. (u. sp.). 



Fl. Feb.-March. Very prickly. Approaching to the preceding, but 

 stem, branches, petiole, and leaf-ribs on both sides armed with stout 

 and straight prickles ; legume terete, long- beaked. A low tree, branches 

 procumbent. In forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



234. Piscidia Erythrina, L. (v. Dog-wood, Stink-tree). 



Fl . March- April. Precocious. Only those individuals that flower drop 

 the leaves. Common in thickets. All islands 



235. Drepanocarpus lunatus, Mey. 



St. Croix (Isert, 1787, in Hb. Havn; West, p. 298). 



236. Hecastophyllum Brownei, Pers. 



Fl. June-Dec. Not uncommon on sandy shores. All islands. 



237. Andira inermis. Sw. (v. Dog Almond, Bastard Mahogany, Hon Kloot). 



Fl. May-Aug. and Dec. Not uncommon in forests and along rivu- 

 lets. All islands. 



