32 ALLAN HANCOCK ATLANTIC EXPEDITION REPORT 



GENTIANACEAE 

 ScHULTEsiA LisiANTHOiDEs (Griseb.) B. & H. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H20; in dense undergrowth at 100 

 feet elevation, but not under trees. 



Distribution : Guatemala to Venezuela. 



An herb with pink flowers resembling species of Centaurium and re- 

 ported as common in wastelands. 



APOCYNACEAE 



AlLAMANDA CATHAR.TICA L. 



Barro Colorado Island, May 1, Elmore X2; planted on lawn in front 

 of house. Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H19 ; shaded in diy forest 

 undergrowth. 



Distribution : Central America and the West Indies ; widely cultivated 

 as an ornamental. 

 Tabernaemontana coronaria R. Br. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H46; shaded in moist clay soil, 

 forest, elevation 5 feet. 



Distribution : Widely cultivated in tropical America, escaped locally ; 

 native of Asia. 



CONVOLVULACEAE 

 Ipomoea polyanthes R. & S. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H25 ; in jungle clearing, flowers 

 yellow. 



Distribution: Widely distributed in tropical America; type from 

 Martinique, Santo Domingo, Jamaica. 

 Ipomoea trichocarpa Ell. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H6; shaded in moist sandy soil on 

 upper beach. 



Distribution: Tropical America, southern United States, type from 

 California. 



A twining vine with pink flowers. 

 Jacquemontia pentantha (Jacq.) Don 



Nature Trail Camp No. 1 on Madden Dam Highway, April 1, 

 Elmore J 15; shaded in moist sandy clay soil on stream bank in open forest. 



Distribution : Widely distributed in tropical America. 



