72 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



524. I. asarifolia, R. S. 



Danish islands (Gris. Fl. p. 471). 



(As this species is a native of Senegal, I doubt the correctness of the 

 above habitat.) 



525. I. quinquepartita, R. S. (Conv. ovalifolius, West (non Valil) sec. DC. Prodr. is, 



367). 



St. Croix (West, p. 271). 



52G. I. triquetra, R. S. {Conv. triqueter, Vahl, Symb. Bot. iii, 32). 



St. Croix (West, p. 271); St. Thomas (Schl.). 



527. I. repanda, Jacq. 



Fl. Feb.-March. Leaves heteromorphous, often 2-4-lobed. Tubers 

 large, a favourite food for wild hogs. In forests, unconinion. St. Thomas 

 (Flag Hill); St. Jan (Macumbi). 



523. I. filiformis, Jacq. 



Fl. Oct.-April. In thickets, often near the shore, not uncommon. St. 

 Croix; St. Thomas. 



529. I. arenaria, Steud. 



Fl. Dec-April. Stem woody, as much as \" diam. Eoot large, 

 tuberous. Flowering partly precocious. On dry hills, in thickets, not 

 uncommon. All islands. 



530. I. Quamoclit, L. (v. Sweet William). 



Fl. all the year round. Near dwellings and along roads, common. 

 St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



531. T. coccinea, L. (I. hederwfolia, L.). 



Fl. Dec-March. In thickets, common. All islands. 



532. I. Nil, Rth. (Bot. Mag. t. 188) (v. Morning-glory). 



Fl. Oct.-March. Corolla expanded till 9 A. M. Along ditches and 

 near dwellings, common. All islands. 



533. I. purpurea, Lain. 



Fl. Oct -Feb. Naturalized in gardens. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



534. I. acuminata, R. S. 



Fl. Nov.-March. Corolla crimson, as stated in Symb. Bot. iii, 26. 

 Near rivulets, on trees, rare. St. Croix (Golden Rock). 



535. I. tiliacea, Chois. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



