FLOEA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 39 



AMPlEtlDEJC. 



159. Cissus sicyoides, L. (v. Lambrali, Pinna koop). 



Fl. all the year round. Flowers purple or yellow. Aerial roots long', 

 filiform. Common in forests. — All islands. 



160. C. trifoliata, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Ou rocks and trees, not common. — St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



161. C. acida, L. 



Fl. June-Aug. In thickets near the coast, common. — All islands. 



162. Vitis caribaea, DC. 



Fl. June. In dense forests, rare. — St. Croix (Caledonia Gut) ; St. 

 Thomas (Crown). 



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163. Maytenus elaeodendroides, Gris. (Cat. Plant. Cub. p. 54). (Rhamnns poly- 



gamus, Vahl in Hb. Havn., and in West, p. 27G.) 



Fl. Dec. Flower brownish, small. Calyx 5-partite, %'" diam. Petals 

 5, oval, V" long. Stamens 5, often ajl or part of them transformed into 

 petals and more or less sterile. Stigma subsessile, 2-lobed. Ovary 2- 

 locular, 2-ovulate. Disc brown, undulate, V" high. Seed blaek with a 

 red arillus. Eare in dry thickets. — St. Croix (Fair Plain). 



164.' M. IcBvigatus, Gris. in litt. {Ehavmns Iceviriatus, Valil in Symb. Bot. iii, 41 ; 

 Ceanothus, DC). 



Fl. May-Oct. Capsule tardily dehiscent, 1-3-seeded, 6'" long. Seeds 

 brown, reticulate with red veins, 2'" diam. Arillustough, white. A 

 shrub or middle-sized tree. Not uncommon in forests. — All islands. 



165. ElaBodendron xylocarpum, DC. (v. Spoon-tree, Nut Muscat). 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Stamens often transformed, as in Maytenus elccoden- 

 droides. Drupe orange-coloured, S'" long. Common on rocky shores; 

 more uncommon in St. Croix. — All islands. 



166. Myginda pallens, Sw. 



Fl. Oct.-May. Common in thickets, principally in marshy soU. — All 

 islands. 



167. M. latifolia, Sw. 



St. Croix (Pflug, sec. Vahl Symb. Bot. ii, 32) ; St. Thomas (Schl.). 



168. Schaefferia frutescens, Jacq. 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



