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But it holds good for the last-mentioned species that they also 

 occur in common with Coccoloha uvifera and thus very closely 

 correspond with the Coccoi?o6a-Manchineel formation. 



Lastly behind the bushes of the Tournefortia formation follows 

 the Cocco/oia-Manchineel formation, yet there may be cases where 



Fig. 25. Coccoloha association adjoining the sea. Only in the foreground 

 a badly developed Pes caprce formation is seen consisting of scattered 

 growing Sporoholus together with a few Ipomcea i)es cnprcp and Canavalia 

 obtusifolia. View from the head of Store Nordsidebugt (Magens Bay) 

 on the north side of St. Thomas. (F. B. phot.) 



the Tournefortia formation is wanting, sometimes even also the 

 Pes caprce formation, so that the Cocco/o&a-Manchineel formation 

 immediately descends to the bare, sometimes water-covered shore. 



