FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGLN ISLANDS. 



WEST INDIES. 



I. PHANEROGAMS. 



A. DICOTYLEDONES. 



1. Davilla nigosa, Poir. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 3). 



AIVO^ACEiE. 



2. Anona muricata, L. (v. Soursop, Susakka). 



n. Feb.-May. Leaves Avith a peculiar strong scent, used against 

 fever and vermiD. Fruit edible; pulp resembling curdled milk, acidu- 

 lous. In forests and thickets, common. — All islands. 



3. A. laurifolia, Dun. (v. Wild Soursop). 



Fl. Feb.-May. Eesembling the former species in the foliage, but 

 leaves of a quite different smell. Not uncommon in forests. — St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



4. A. palustris, L. (v. Moukey-apple, Bunya). 



Fl. May-June. Fruit not edible ; used as bait for fishes. Common in 

 marshy soil. — All islands. 



5. A. squamosa, L. (v. Sugar-apple). 



Fl. April-June. Foliage partly deciduous in March and Aj^ril. Fruit 

 edible, sweet, soft. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



6. A. reticulata, L. (v. Custanl-apple). 



Fl. April-May. Fruit edible. In woods, not uncommon; also planted 

 near dwellings. — All islands. — The enlarged top of the connective in all 

 species of Anona is siliceous. None of the species enumerated above 

 contains narcotic principles, as is the case with A. CherimoUa, Mill., and 

 others. 



7. Guatteria Ouregou, Dun. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 7). 



8. Oxandra laurifolia, Rick. (Uvaria excelsa, Vakl in Hb, Juss.). 



St. Croix (Caledonia Gut, West, p. 292). 



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