FLOKA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 39 



AITIPEL,I»EiE. 



159. Cissus sicyoides, L. (v. L:iuibnili, Pinna koop), 



n. nil tlie year iouikI. Flowers purple or yellow. Aerial roots long, 

 filiform. Coniiiiou iu forests. — All islands. 



160. C. trifoliata, L. 



n. all the year round.- On rocks and trees, not common. — St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



161. C. acida, L. 



Fl. June-Aug-. In thickets near the coast, common. — AU islands. 



162. Vitis caribasa, DC. 



Fl. June. In dense forests, rare. — St. Croix (Caledonia Gut) ; St. 

 Thomas (Crown). 



CEIiASTKACEiE. 



163. Maytenus eleeodendroides, Gris. (Cat. Plant. Cub. p. 54). (lihaimtns polij- 



gamus, Vahl in Hb. Havn., and iu West, p. 27G.) 



Fl. Dec. Flower brownish, small. Calyx 5-partite, 5'"diam. Petals 

 5, oval, V" long. Stamens 5, often all or i)art of them transformed into 

 petals and more or less sterile. Stigma subsessile, 2-lobed. Ovary 2- 

 locular, 2-ovulate. Disc brown, undulate, }/" high. Seed bhick with a 

 red arillus. Eare in dry thickets. — St. Croix (Fair Plain). 



164. M. Isevigatus, Gris. in litt. {Tihamnus Icev'ujatus, Vabl in Syiub. Bot. iii, 41 ; 



Ccaniitltii.s, DC). 



Fl. May-Oct. Capsule tardily dehiscent, 1-3-seeded, 6'" long. Seeds 

 brown, reticulate with red veins, 2'" diam. Arillus tough, white. A 

 shrub or middle-sized tree. iN^ot uncommon iu forests. — All islands. 



165. Elaeodendron xylocarpum, DC. (v. Spoou-troe, Nut Muscat). 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Stamens often transformed, as in Maytenus elccoden- 

 droides. Drupe orange-coloured, 8'" long. Common on rocky shores ; 

 more uncommon in St. Croix. — All islands. 



166. Myginda pallens, S\v. 



Fl. Oct.-May. Common in thickets, principally in marshy soil. — All 

 islands. 



167. M. latifolia, Sw. 



St. Croix (Pflug, sec. Vahl Symb. Bot. ii, 32) ; St. Thomas (Schl.). 



168. Schaefferia frutescens, Jacq. 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



