84 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



662. C. villosum, Jacq. (Icon. Yar. t. 118). 



St. Thomas (Schlecht., Bertero, Duchass. sec. Gris. Syst. Unt.). 



663. Duranta Plumieri, Jacq. 



Fl. May-Dec. Along* roads and in thickets, common. All islands. 



664. Callicarpa reticulata, Sw. 

 St, Croix (West, p. 269). 



665. .ZEgiphila martinicensis, Jacq. 



Fl. Aug.-Jan. Flowers often heterostylous. In forests, common. 

 St. Croix. 



666. Clerodendron aculeatum, L. (v. Chuc-chuc). 



Fl. all the year round. Common on dry hills and in marshy soil. 

 All islands. 



667. C. fragrans, W. 



Fl. all the year round. Long creeping rhizome. Gregarious on high 

 hills in shady places, naturalized. St. Thomas (Dorothea, Liliendal). 



668. Petitia domingensis, Jacq. a). 



Fl. May-Sept. Leaves often ternate. Drupe commonly 4-loculate. 

 A tree up to 50' high. In forests, not uncommon. St, Croix (Caledo- 

 nia, Punch, Wills Bay). 



669. Vitex divarfcata, Sw. 



Fl. May-July. Filaments glandular-pilose. A low tree, here and 

 there in forests. St. Croix (Caledonia, Wills Bay) ; St. Thomas (Crown) ; 

 St. Jan (Cinnamon Bay). 



670. Avicennia nitida, Jacq. 



Fl. all the year round. Upper surface of leaves always covered with 

 small salt crystals. Along the seashore and lagoons, common. All 

 islands. 



671. A. tomentosa, Jacq. 



St. Croix (West, p. 209) ; St. Thomas (Schl.). 



[Cultivated species: Verbena chamccdrifolia, Juss., in several varie- 

 ties, Petrcea voluMMs, Jacq. (v. Wreath-plant), Aloysia citriodora, Ortega 

 (v. Lemon-scented Verbena), Yitex Agjius-castus, L. (v. Wild Black Pep- 

 per), and Holmslxjoldia sanguinea, Eetz.] 



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672. Bontia daphnoides, L. (v. White Ailing). 



Fl. all the year round. On sandy shores. St. Croix (rare, .Turner's 

 Hole) ; Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 



