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313. Punica granatum, L. (v. Pomegranate). 



Fl. April-Oct. Flowers crimson or yellow Fruit the same. Natur- 

 alized in valleys and near dwellings. All islands. 



314. Mouriria domingensis, Walp. (Petaloma Mouriri, Sw.). 



St. Croix (Baudonius Gut, West, p. 285, and specimens in Hb. Havn.). 

 [Cultivated species : Myrtus communis, L. (v. Myrtle), and Couroupita 

 guianensis, Aubl. (v. Nutmeg).] 



MEL.ASTOMACJEJE. 



315. Clidemia hirta, Don. 



St. Thomas (Biedle sec. Naudin, Ann. des sc. nat. 1853, xviii, p. 532). 



316. C. spicata, DC. 



Fl. June-July. In forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



317. C. rubra, Mart. 



St. Thomas (Gris. Fl. p. 248 ; Finlay sec. Naudin, 1. c). 



318. Diplochita serrulata, DC. 



Fl. Feb.-May . Not uncommon in wooded valleys. St. Croix ; St. 

 Thomas. 



319. Tetrazygia elaeagnoides, DC. 



Fl. April- Aug. Common in forests and on high hills. All islands. 



320. Miconia argyrophylla, DC. 



St. Thomas (Finlay sec. Naudin, Gris. Fl.'p. 256). 



321. M. impetiolaris, Don. 



Leaves as long as 1'. St. Croix (West in Hb. Havn.) ; St. Thomas 

 (Gris. Fl. p. 256; Bonpland sec. Naudin. Montserrat (Byan in Hb. 

 Havn.). 



322. M. prasina, DC. 



St. Thomas (Biedle sec. Naudin). 







323. M. laevigata, DC. 



Fl. March-July. In forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



324. M. angustifolia, Gris. 



Fl. March. A good- sized shrub, often gregarious on limestone. St. 

 Croix (Benzon in Hb. Havn.); Virgin Islands (not uncommon. Mont- 

 serrat (Byan in Hb. Havn.). 



[Several of the species mentioned by Naudin as having been collected 

 in St. Thomas I omit as being a rather doubtful habitat. These are : 

 Tshudya berbiceana, Gris. (Miconia, Naud.) ; Cremanium amygdalinum, 

 Gris. (Osscea, DC), and Nepsera aquatica, Naud.] 



