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Hibiscus mutabilis L. Planted for ornament. 



Ciexfuegosia heterophylla (Vent) Garcke. [Fugosia hetero- 

 phylla; Kosteletzkya pentasperma of Eggers.] Moist soil, St. Thomas. 



Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. [Hibiscus esculentus L.] 

 Spontaneous after cultivation, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Thespesia populxea (L.) Soland. ' [Hibiscus populneus L.] 

 Coastal woods and thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. Com- 

 monly planted. 



Gossypium barbadense L. Thickets and hillsides, spontaneous 

 after cultivation, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Gossypium vitifolium Lam. is recorded by Schlechtendal as 

 naturalized in St. Thomas; Eggers suggests it may formerly have 

 been cultivated there. 



Althaea rosea Cav. Planted for ornament. 



BOMBACACEAE 



Ceiba pextaxdra (L.) Gaertn. [Bombax pentandrum L.; B. 

 heptaphyllum of West; Eriodendron anjractuosum DC] Hills, forests 

 and roadsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Adansonia digitata L. Naturalized in wooded valleys, St. Croix 

 (according to Eggers). Planted for shade on St. Thomas and St. 

 Croix. 



Quararibaea turbinata (Sw.) Poir. [Myrodia turbinate/, Sw.] 

 Woods, St. Jan; Spring Garden, St. Croix (according to West). 



Pachira alba Walp. Planted, St. Thomas. 



Pachira aquatica Aubl. [Carolinea princeps L. f.] Planted, St. 

 Croix. 



STERCULIACEAE 



Melochia nodiflora Sw. [Riedleia nodiflora DC] Hillsides, 

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



Moluchia pyramidata (L.) Britton. [Melochia pyramidata L.] 

 Grassy places, waste and cultivated grounds, St. Thomas (according 

 to West) ; St. Croix. 



Moluchia tomentosa (L.) Britton. [Melochia tomentosa L.] Hill- 

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



Waltheria americaxa L. [W. itidica L.] Fields, banks and 

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



Ayenia pusilla L. Thickets and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; 

 St. Croix. 



Theobroma Cacao L. Naturalized in shaded valleys, St. Croix 

 (according to Eggers). Planted for its seeds. 



Guazuma Guazuma (L.) Cockerell. [Theobroma Guazuma L.; 



