JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 229 



Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 41.— Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 199, July 14; Johnston, no. 46, Aug. 31. 

 Further distribution, West Indies and Venezuela. 



C. POPULiFOLius Mill., Gard. diet., ed. 8, no. 7 (1768), as Populi 

 folia; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 41.— San Juan Mt., alt. 500 m., 

 Johnston, no. 47, Aug. 28. Further distribution, West Indies. 



C. PSEUDOCHiNA Schlecht., Linnaea, vol. 5, p. 84 (1830), as Pseudo- 

 China; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 39. — Santa Ana, Ernst. Further 

 distribution, tropical America. 



Euphorbia L. 



E. BUXiFOLiA Lam., Encycl., vol. 2, p. 421 (1786); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 53; Muell. Arg. in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 11, pt. 2, p. 

 681. — Juan Griego, Ernst; Pt. Mosquito, Johnston, no. 44, Aug. 10. 

 Found growing on the dunes of shifting sands. Further distribution, 

 tropical America. 



E. HYPERiciFOLiA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 454 (1753); Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 54; Muell. Arg. in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 11, pt. 2, 

 p. 677. — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 109, July. Var. lasio- 

 CARPA Griseb., /. c, p. 54 (1859). E. lasiocarpa Klotzsch, Nov. act. 

 nat. cur., vol. 19, suppl. 1, p. 414 (1843). — Santa Ana, Ernst. 

 Venezuela: near Cumana, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 2, p. 56 

 (typical form) ; Loefling, Reise nach den spanischen Landern, p. 152- 

 153. Common in tropical countries. 



E. PETiOLARis Sims, Bot. mag., vol. 23, pi. 883 (1806).— El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 235, July 18. Also from Island of St. Thomas. 



E. piLULiFERA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 454 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 54; Muell. Arg. in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 11, pt. 2, j). 684.— 

 El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 108, July. Common in tropical coun- 

 tries. 



E. THYMiFOLiA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 454 (1753); Burm. f., Fl. Ind., 

 p. 112; Muell. Arg. in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 11, pt. 2, p. 684. E. 

 macuJata Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 53, not L.— El Valle, Miller & 

 Johnston, no. 150, Aug. 9; Juan Griego, at the pond and on the sea- 

 shore, Johnston, no. 251, Aug. 14. Widespread in tropical countries. 



HiPPOMANE L. 



H. Mancinella L., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 1191 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 50. — Juan Griego, Ernst; Pt. Moreno, Johnston, no. 261, 



