74 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



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547. Cordia Gerascanthus, Jucq. (3) subcanescens (v. Rosewood, Cuppar). 



n. Oct. An excellent timber tree. In forests, not very common. — 

 Virgin Island. 



548. C. alba, R. S. (v. White Manjack). 



n. Marcli-Sept. In thickets and along roads, not uncommon. — St. 

 Croix (eastern part of tlie island). 



549. C. Sebestena, Jacq. «) (Bot. Mag. t. 794). fi) rubra, Egg. (v. Scarlet Cordia, 



Fluyte boom). 



Fl. all the year round. /3) leaf-ribs red; calyx scarlet as the corolla. 

 Both forms common in forests and planted near dwellings. — All islands. 



550. C. CoUococca, L. (v. Manjack). 



Fl. March-April. Precocious. In forests, common. — All islands. 



551. C. nitida, Valil. 



Fl. Jau.-Feb. and Sept.-Oct. Flowers slightly odorous. In forests, 

 not vmcommon. — All islands. 



552. C. laevigata, Lam. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



553. C. sulcata, DC. 



Fl. June. Leaves up to 1^' long. In forests, not common. — Virgin 

 Islands ; St. Croix (West, p. 275). 



554. C. ulmifolia, Juss. a) ovata, /3) ovalis, and y) lineata. 



Fl. May- Aug. In dry thickets, common. — a) all islands ; ft) St. Thomas 

 (Ledru) ; ;-) St. Croix (West). 



555. C. cylindristachya, Sprengl. a) portoricensis, Sprgl. /?) floribunda, Sprgl. 



()) graveolens, Kth. 



Fl. all the year round. On dry hills. AU three forms common. — St. 

 Croix ; St. Thomas. 



556. C. martinicensis, R. S. 



St. Croix (Griseb. Fl. p. 481). 



557. C. globosa, Ktli. 



Fl. July-Sept. In thickets, not uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



558. Beurreria succulenta, Jacq. (v. Juuiixr). 



Fl. June-Sept. In forests and thickets, common. — All islands. 



559. Rochefortia acanthophora, Gris. 



Fl. June-Sept. In thickets. — St. Croix (rare, Fair Plain, Jacob's 

 Peak) ; Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 



