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226. Ph. alatus, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 299). 



227. Ph. semierectus, L. 



Fl. all the year rouud. Flower expanded only in the sun. Common 

 along roads and in pastures. — All islands. 



228. Canavalia parviflora, Beiitli. (Flor. Bras, xv, i, 177). 



Fl. Feb. Inflorescence extra-axillary (as in C. honariensis, Lindl. Bot. 

 Eeg. 1199). Legume broad on the back, without iiromiuent ridges, 3" 

 long, 11" broad. Seeds crimson, shiuing, ^l" long. In forests, rare. — St. 

 Thomas (Signal Hill, 1300'). 



229. C. gladiata, DC. /?) ensiformis, DC. (v. Sour-eyes, Overlook) {Dollchos acina- 



ciformis, Jacq. Icon. Rar. t. 559). Bot. Mag. 40-27. 



Fl. Aug.-Dec. Naturalized in provision grounds. — St. Thomas (Signal 

 Uill, 1200'). 



230. C. obtusifolia, DC. {DoVuhos rotundifoIiHS, Valil). 



Fl. aU the year round. Common along the seashore. — All islands. 



231. Mucuna pruriens, DC. (v. Cow-itch). 



Fl. Oct.-Xov. In shady valleys. Eare. — All islauds. 



232. Erythrina Corallodendron, L. (v. Flamboyant). 



Fl. Feb.- April. Precocious. Stamens all of unequal length. leather 

 common, especially along roads and near dwellings. — All islands. 



233. E. horrida, Egg. (u. sp.). 



FL Feb.-March. Very prictlj'. Approaching to the preceding, but 

 stem, branches, petiole, and leaf-ribs on both sides armed with stout 

 and straight prickles ; legume terete, long-beaked. A low tree, branches 

 luocumbent. In forests, not uncommon. — All islands. 



234. Piscidia Erythrina, L. (v. Dog-wood, Stink-troe). 



Fl. March-April. Precocious. Only those individuals that flower drop 

 the leaves. Common in thickets. — All islands 



235. Drepanocarpua lunatus, Moy. 



St. Croix (Isert, 1787, in Hb. Havn ; West, p. 298). 



236. Hecastophyllum Brownei, Pcrs. 



Fl. June-Dec. Not uncommon on sandy shores. — All islands. 



237. Andira inermis, Sw. (v. Dog Almond, Bastard Mahogany, lion Kloot). 



Fl. ^Fay-Aug. and Dec. Not uncommon in forests and along livu- 

 lets. — All islands. 



