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Illecebrum ficoideum L.; Alternanthera ficoidea R. Br.] Moist places 

 and on shores, St. Thomas. 



Achyranthes portoricensis (Kuntze) Standley. [Alternanthera 

 portoricensis Kuntze.] Rocky hills, Little St. James Island, St. Jan. 



Gomphrena globosa L. Subspontaneous after cultivation, St. 

 Thomas; St. Croix. 



Iresine angustifolia Euphr. [/. elatior L. C. Rich.] Thickets, 

 and banks, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Philoxerus vermiculatus (L.) R. Br. [Illecebrum vermiculatum 

 L.; Lithophila vermiculata Uline; Iresine vermicularis Miq.] Saline 

 soil along the coasts, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Lithophila muscoides Sw. Rocks on the shore, Judith's Fancy, 

 St. Croix. 



NYCTAGINACEAE 



Mirabilis jalapa L. [M. dichotoma L.] Waste grounds, St. 

 Thomas; St. Croix. 



Boerhaavea erecta L. Waste and cultivated ground, St. Croix. 



Boerhaavea coccinea Mill. [B. paniculata L. C. Rich.; B. 

 diffusa Sw.; B. decumbens Vahl; B. hirsuta Willd.; B. diffusa panicu- 

 lata Kuntze; B. repens of Millspaugh.] Dry soil, St. Thomas; St. 

 Croix; St. Jan. 



Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standley. [Boerhaavea scandens L.] 

 Rocky hillsides, St. Thomas. 



Pisonia aculeata L. Hillsides, woods and thickets, St. Thomas ; 

 St. Croix. 



Pisonia subcordata Sw. [P. nigricans of West.] Thickets and 

 woods, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Torrubia fragrans (Dum.-Cours.) Standley. [Pisonia fragrans 

 Dum.-Cours. ; Pisonia inermis of Eggers, of Kuntze and of Millspaugh ; 

 ? P. coccinea of West.] Forests and thickets, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Cultivated for ornament. 



Eggersia buxifolia Hook. f. [Neea buxifolia Heimerl.] Dry 

 hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan. 



BATIDACEAE 



Batis maritima L. Shores of salt water lagoons, St. Thomas; 

 St. Croix. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE 



Rivina humilis L. [R. laevis L.; Tithonia humilis Kuntze.] 

 Dry, shaded situations, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H. Walt. [Rivina octandra L.; 

 Villamilla octandra Hook, f.; Rivina scandens Mill.] Woods and 

 thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



