62 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN MEMOIRS 



Croton ovalifolius Vahl. [Oxydectes ovalifolia Kuntze.] Hill- 

 sides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Croton hastatus West, of St. Croix (hyponym) is not identified. 



An arboreus Croton, not found in flower, occurred on Flag Hill, 

 St. Thomas, according to Eggers. 



Ditaxis fasciculata Vahl. [Argyrothamnia fasciculata Muell. 

 Arg.] Thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Argythamnia candicans Sw. Thickets and hillsides, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Ricinella Ricinella (L.) Britton. [Adelia Ricinella L.; R. 

 pedunculosa Muell. Arg.] Hillsides and thickets, St. Thomas; St. 

 Jan; St. Croix. 



Acalypha portoricensis Muell. Arg. Rocky slopes, St. Croix. 



Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Muell. Arg. [Croton chamae- 

 drifolius Lam.; Acalypha reptans Sw.; A. corchorifolia Willd.; A. 

 chamaedrifolia genuina and brevipes of Eggers.] Rocky soil, St. Thom- 

 as; St. Croix. 



Acalypha polystachya Jacq. St. Thomas (according to Eggers). 

 The record is probably an error in determination. 



Tragia volubilis L. Thickets, banks and hillsides, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Dalechampia scandens L. Thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. 

 Croix. 



Ricinus communis L. Waste and cultivated grounds, St. Thomas ; 

 St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. [Jatropha molnccana L.] 

 Roadsides and near dwellings, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Jatropha Curcas L. Hillsides and near dwellings, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Jatropha gossypifolia L. [Adenoropium gossypifolium Pohl; 

 /. gossypifolia staphisagriaefolia and elegans of Eggers.] In dry soil, 

 fields and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Jatropha multifida L. Roadsides and planted in gardens, St. 

 Thomas; St. Croix. 



Jatropha panduraefolia Andr. Planted for ornament. 



Manihot Manihot (L.) Cockerell. [Jatropha Manihot L.] Spon- 

 taneous or persistent after cultivation, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. 

 Croix. 



Sapium Laurocerasus Desf. [Excoecaria Laurocerasus Muell. 

 Arg.; ? E. Laurocerasus laurifolia of Eggers.] A high tree in forests, 

 Cinnamon Bay, St. Jan, not seen flowering (according to Eggers). 

 Otherwise known only from Porto Rico. 



Hippomane Mancinella L. Coastal woods, St. Thomas; St. 

 Croix. 



