62 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



405. Geophila reniforxnis, Cham. & Sclil. 



n. Dcc.-Jaii. and Aug. On the ground in dense woods, rare. — St. 

 Thomas (Signal Hill, St. Peter) ; Vieques (Hb. Havn.). 



406. Ernodea litoralis, Sw. 



n. Dec-May. Along sandy coasts, not uncommon. — All islands. 



407. Diodia rigida.Cbam. & Schl. (Linnsea, iii, 341). 



St. Thomas (Schl.). 



408. D. sarmentosa, Sw. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



409. Spermacoce tenuior, Lara. (v. Iron-grass), u) and /?) angustifolia, Egg. 

 Fl. all the year round. P) leaves linear-lanceolate. In pastures and 



dlong roads. Both forms common. — All islands. 



410. Borreria verticillata, Mey. 



Fl. May-Oct. Suflruticose. In pastures on hills. — St. Croix (Hb. 

 Havn.) ; St. Thomas (not uncommon on Crown). 



411. B. stricta, Mey. (Frimit. Fl. Essequib. p. 83). 



n. Dec-March. In pastures, here and there. — St. Croix (Parade 

 Ground). 



(jB. vaginata, Ch. & Schl. (St. Thomas, Schl.), is a doubtful species 

 (DC. Prod, iv, 551).) 



412. B. parviflora, Mey. 



Fl. March-June. Along roads and in forests. — St. Croix (Benzon in 

 Hb. Havn.) ; St. Jan (Rustenberg, not uncommon). 



[Cultivated species : Ixora Bandhuca, Eoxb. (v. Burning Love), and 

 I. stricta, Eoxb.] 



SYNAWTHEREiE. 



413. Sparganophorus Vaillantii, G. 



Fl. March-Sept. In moist localities, not uncommon. — St. Croix ; St. 

 Thomas (DC. Prod, v, 12). 



414. Vernonia arborescens, Sw. u) Swartziana, /3) Lessingiana, 7) divaricata, Sw. 

 Fl. May-Dec In thickets, all three forms not uncommon. — All islands. 



415. V. punctata, Sw. 



Fl. all the year round. In thickets, common. — All islands. 



416. V. Tliomae, Beuth. (Vid. Medd. fraNat. For. 1852, p. 66). 



Fl. aU the year round. In thickets, not uncommon. — St. Thomas. 



