94 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 



770 Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Poit. a), j3) padifolius, Poit., aud y) angusti- 

 folius, Poit. 

 Fl. all the year round. In thickets and gardens, uncommon. — All 

 islands. 

 All Uuphorbiacecc are proterogynous. 



[Cultivated species : Jatropha pandurcvfolia, Andr., Codiwum variega- 

 tunij Miill. a) pictum, Euphorhia pulcJierrima, W., U. splendens, Boj., and 

 JE7. antiquorum, L.] 



URTICACE^. 



771. Celtis trinervia, Lam. 



Fl. June-Dec. In forests and thickets, not uncommon. — All islands. 



772. C. aculeata, Sw. n) and [3) aerrata. 



Fl. March-Sept. Proterogynous. Both forms not uncommon in 

 thickets. — All islands. 



773. Sponia micrantha, Decs. 



Fl. April-Sept. In forests, here and there. — All islands. 



774. Ficus crassinervia, Desf. 



Fl. Jan. In forests, not uncommon. — St. Croix (Crequis, Wills Bay). 



775. P. trigonata, L. 



Fl. May- Aug. In forests. — St. Croix (rare, Crequis) ; Virgin Islands 

 (not uncommon). 



776. F. Icevigata, Vabl. 



Fl. Jan.-March. In forests and on rocks, not uncommon. — St. Croix 

 (Crequis, Jacob's Peak). 



777. F. lentiginosa, Vahl. 



Fl. May. In forests on high hills, uncommon. — St. Thomas (Signal 

 HiU). 



778. F. poptdnea, W. 



Fl. July-Aug. Figs geminate in the axils, red with dark spots. 

 On rocks and epiphytic on trees, not uncommon. Long aerial roots. — 

 All islands. 



779. F. pedunculata, Ait. 



Fl. Jan.-May. Figs red, generally inhabited by a small hymenopte- 

 roifs insect. On rocks, walls, and trees, common. Long aerial roots. — 

 All islands. 



780. Artocarpus incisa, L. (v. Breadfruit-tree). 



Fl. May-July. Fruit not edible. Naturalized in shady valleys. — All 

 islands. 



781. Cecropia peltata, L. (v. Trumpet-tree). 



Fl. April-June. In shady forests, not uncommon. — All islands. 



