72 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



524. L asarifolia, R. S. 



Dauisli islands (Giis. Fl. p. 471). 



(As this sptHues is a native of Senegal, I doubt the correctness of the 

 above habitat.) 



525. I. quinquepartita, ll.H.' {Coiiv. ovalifolius, West (uou Vahl) sec. DC. Prodr. is., 



3G7). 



St. Croix (West, p. 271). 



526. I. triquetra, R. S. {Conr. triqucter, Vahl, Symb. Bot. iii, 32). 



St. Croix (West, p. 271) j St. Thomas (Schl.). 



527. I. repanda, Jacq. 



n. Feb.-March. Leaves heteromorphous, often 2-4-lobed. Tubers 

 large, a favourite food for wild hogs. In forests, unconimon. — St. Thomas 

 (Flag Hill); St. Jan (Macumbi). 



528. I. filiformis, Jacq. 



Fl. Oct.-April. In thickets, often near the shore, not uncommon. — St. 

 Croix; St. Thomas. 



529. I. arenaria, Steud. • 



Fl. Dec-April. Stem woody, as much as f" diam. Eoot large, 

 tuberous. Flowering partly precocious. On dry hills, in thickets, not 

 uncommon. — All islands. 



530. I. Quamoclit, L. (v. Sweet William). 



Fl. all the year round. ]!S"ear dwellings and along roads, common. — 

 St. Croix; St. Thomas. » 



531. T. coccinea, L. (/. hcderafolia, L.). 



Fl. Dec-March. In thickets, common. — All islands. 



532. I. Nil, Rth. (Bot. Mag. t. 188) (v. Morniug-glnry). 



Fl. Oct.-March. Corolla expanded till 9 A. M. Along ditches and 

 near dwellings, common. — All islands. 



533. I. purpurea, Lam. 



Fl. Oct.-Feb. Naturalized in gardens. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



534. I. acuminata, R. S. 



Fl. Xov.-March. Corolla crimson, as stated in Symb. Bot. iii, 26. 

 l^ear rividets, on trees, rare. — St. Croix (Golden Eock). 



535. I. tiliacea, Chois. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



