l^XORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGLN ISLANDS. 



WEST INDIES. 



I. PHANEROGAMJE. 



A. DICOTYLEDONES. 



1. Davilla nigosa, Poir. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 3). 



ANOIVACE^. 



2. Anona muricata, L. (v. Soursop, Susakka). 



n. Feb.-May. Leaves with a peculiar strong scent, used against 

 fever and vermin. Fruit edible j pulp resembling curdled milk, acidu- 

 lous. In forests and thickets, common. — All islands. 



3. A. laurifolia, Dun. (v. Wild Soursop). 



Fl. Feb.-May. Resembling the former species in the foliage, but 

 leaves of a quite different smell. Not uncommon in forests. — St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



4-. A. palustris, L. (v. Monkey-apple, Buuya). 



Fl. Maj^-June. Fruit not edible ; used as bait for fishes. Common in 

 marshy soil. — All islands. 



5. A. squamosa, L. (v. Sugar-apple). 



Fl. April-June. Foliage partly deciduous in March and Ajiril. Fruit 

 edible, sweet, soft. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



6. A. reticulata, L. (v. Custard-applc). 



Fl. April-May. Fruit edible. In woods, not uncommon ; also i)lanted 

 near dwellings. — All islands. — The enlarged top of the connective in all 

 si)ecies of Anona is siliceous. None of the species enumerated aboA'c 

 contains narcotic principles, as is the case with A. CJierimolia, Mill., and 

 others. 



7. Guatteria Ouregou, Dun. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 7). 



8. Oxandra laurifolia, Ricb. (Uvaria excelsa, Valil in Hb. Juss.). 



St. Croix (Caledonia Gut, West, p.* 292). 



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