JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 239 



Venezuela: near Caripe and Cumanacoa, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., 

 vol. 5, p. 389; Colonia To\&r, Fe7idler, no. 2319, 1856-57. Distribu- 

 tion general in tropics. 



FLACOURTIACEAE. 



Casearia Jacq. 



C. PARViFOLiA Willd., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 628 (1799); Jacq., Hist. 

 Stirp. Am., p. 127; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 23.— South Hill, 

 El Valle, Johnston, no. 129, Aug. 31. Distributed from Cuba to 

 Guiana. 



C. guianensis (Aubl.), n. comb. Iroucana guianensis Aubl., PI. 

 Guian., vol. 1, p. 329, pi. 127 (1775). Casearia ramiflora Vahl, Spiib., 

 vol. 2, p. 50 (1791) ; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 24.— El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 19, Aug. 5. Distributed from Cuba to Bahia. 



C. SPIRALIS Johnston, Proc. Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, p. 

 691 (1905).— El Valle, River trail, Johnston, no. 283, Aug. 30. En- 

 demic. 



C. SYLVESTRis Sw., Fl. Ind. Occ, vol. 2, p. 752 (1800).— El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 105, July 18; San Juan Mt., alt. 500 m., John- 

 ston, no. 266, July 19. Further distribution, tropical America. 



Xylosma Forst. f. 



X. NiTiDUM (Hellen.) Gray ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 21 

 (1859). Hisingera nitida Hellen., Vet. akad. handl. Stockh., 1792, 

 p. 32, pi. 2 (1792). — Santa Ana, Ernst. Distributed in tropical 

 America. 



TURNERACEAE. 



TURNERA L. 



T. DIFFUSA Willd. ex Schult., Syst., vol. 6, p. 679 (1820).— El 

 Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 266, July 30, and Johiston, no. 288, 

 July 15. Further distribution, Brazil, West Indies, and Central 

 America. 



T. ULMiFOLiA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 271 (1753). — Asuncion, Miller & 

 Johnston, no. 223, July 30. Further distribution, tropical America. 



