44 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



214. R. phaseoloides, DC. 



Fl. March. Steiu laterally colnpressetl. Eareiu forests. — St. Thomas 

 (Signal Hill, 1200'j. 



215. R. reticulata, DC. 



Fl. all the year round. Leaflets as long as 1^". Common on fences 

 and along roads. — All islands. 



216. Cajanus iiidicus, Spreng. (v. Pigeon-pea, Veudu bouutje). 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds used as a common vegetable for soup. 

 Cultivated and naturalized. — All islands. 



217. Clitoria Ternatea, L. (v. Blue Vine). 



Fl. all the year round. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



218. Centrosema virginianum, Bcntli. u) and /?) angustifolium. 



Fl. all the year round. Yery common in ditches and on fences. — All 

 islands. 



219. Teramiius uncinatus, Sw., var. albiflorus, Egg. 



Fl. Sept.-March. Corolla ly long, constantly white. Legume 1" 

 long, black, x)ilose. Common in pastures and along roads. — St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



220. Galactia filiformis, Benth. 



Fl. Oct .-Jan. Eoots often bearing small tubers. Common in thick- 

 ets. — All islands. 



221. G. teuuiflora, W. & A. * ' 

 Fl. Feb.- June. In forests, rare. There seems not to be sufficient 



reason for uniting this species to the preceding, as done by Griseb. Fl. 

 p. 194.— St. Thomas (Flag Hill); St. Jan (Rogiers). 



222. Vigiaa luteola, Beiitb. (v. Wild Pea). 



Fl. all the year round. Common in moist localities. — All islands. 



223. Dolichos lablab, L. (D. hcnghalcnsis, Jacq.). 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds brown. Very common along the sea- 

 shores. — All islands. 



224. Phaseolus luuatus, L. (v. Bouuy Vis). 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. Corolla white or rosy. Naturalized in thickets and 

 near dwellings. — All islands. 



225. Ph. vulgaris, L. (v. White Beau). 



Fl. Fcb.-July. Cultivated and naturalized ne«r dwellings. — All 

 islands. 



