FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 51 



292. E. Poiretii, DC. 



St. Tlioinas (Gris. Fl. 236). 



293. E. monticola, DC. 



Fl. .luly-Sept. Leaves variable, distichous. Flowers strongly fra- 

 grant. When not flowering, tLe shrub emits a foetid smell. Rather 

 common in forests. — All islands. 



294. E. axillaris, Poir. 



Fl. Aug.-Oct. Leaves variable. Petiole reddish. In thickets; 

 rare. — St. Croix (Lebanon Hill, Fair Plain). 



295. E. lateriflora, W. {E. corduia, DC. Prodr. iii, 272, and probably E. scssiliflora, lb. 

 273). 



Fl. Sept.-Xov. Leaves very variable, ovate, cuneate, or oblong. 

 Flowers sessile or subsessile, crowded in the axils. Berry globose, 

 jHirple, 2'" diam. Common in thickets and forests. — All isl^inds. 



296. E. sessiliflora, Valil (Symb. Bot. iii, C4). 



Fl. July-Oct. Fruit large, rosy, |"-1" diam. Flowers sessile, large, 

 white, 5'" diam. In thickets, not uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Thomas 

 (Cowell's HiU). 



(Both DC. and Gris. seem to confound these two very distinct species, 

 the flowers and fruits of which are highly diflerent in most respects. 

 DC. Prodr. iii, 273, says of his U. sessiliflora: Fructus dimidio minor 

 quam E. lateriflorw^ yet immediately above he says of this latter species : 

 Fructus et sem. ignoti. Vahl's description is very correct, also, of the 

 fruit, of which he says : Pruui magnitudine, giobosus.) 



297. E. flavovirens, Berg (I.e.). 



St. Jan (Ravn in lib. Havn.). 



298. E. glabrata, DC. (Prodr. iii, 274). 



St. Croix (Berg). 



299. E. pallens, DC. {E. nitida, Vulil in lib. Havn.) (v. CromOerry). 



Fl. Sept.-i*^ov. Leaves shining. In forests, uncommon. — All islands. 



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300. E. acetosans, Poir. (DC. Prodr. 1. c. 283). 



St. Jan (in forests, Berg in Linnaea, xxx, 662) ; St. Croix (Mount Eagle, 

 Richard). 



301. E. virgultosa, DC. 



Fl. April-July. Leaves variable- Common along the seashore and 

 in forests. — All islands. 



