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313. Punica granatum, L. (v. romcgranate). 



Fl. Apiil-Oct. Flowers crimson or yellow Fruit the same. I^atur- 

 alized in valleys and near dwellings. — ^All islands. 



314. Mouriria domingensis, Walp. {Petaloma Mouriri, Sw.). 



St. Croix (BaudoniusGut, West, p. 285, and specimens in Hb. Havn.). 

 [CiUtivated species: Myrtus communis^ L. (v. Myrtle), and Couroupita 

 guianensis, Aubl. (v. Xutmeg).] 



MELASTOMACE^. 



315. Clidemia hirta, Don. 



St. Thomas (Eiedle sec. ]^audin, Ann. des sc. nat. 1853, xviii, p. 532). 



316. C. spicata, DC. 



Fl. June-July. In forests, not uncommon. — All islands. 



317. C. rubra, Mart. 



St. Thomas (Gris. Fl. p. 248 ; Finlay sec. Naudin, 1. c). 



318. Diplochita serrulata, DC. 



Fl. Feb.-May. Not uncommon in wooded valleys. — St. Croix ; St. 

 Thomas. 



319. Tetrazygia elaeagnoides, DC. 



•Fl. April-Aug. Common in forests and on high hills. — ^All islands. 



320. Miconia argyrophylla, DC. 



St. Thomas (Finlay sec. Kaudin, Gris. Fl. p. 256). 



321. M. impetiolaris, Don. 



Leaves as long as l.y. — St. Croix (West in Hb. Havn.) ; St. Thomas 

 (Gris. Fl. p. 256; Bonpland sec. Naudin. Montserrat (Ryan in Hb. 

 Havn.). 



322. M. praeina, DC. 



St. Thomas (Eiedl^ sec. Naudin). 



323. M. laevigata, DC. 



Fl. March- July. In forests, not uncommon. — All islands. 



324. M. angustifolia, GrLs. 



Fl. March. A good-sized shrub, often gregarious on limestone. — St. 

 Croix (Benzon in Hb. Havn.); Virgin Islands (not uncommon. Mont- 

 serrat (Kyan in Hb. Havn.). 



[Several of the species mentioned by Naudin as having been collected 

 in St. Thomas I omit as being a rather doubtful habitat. These are: 

 Tshudya herhiceana^ Gris. {Miconia, Naud.); Cremanium amygdalinum, 

 Gris. {Osscea, DC), and Ifepsera aquatica, Naud.] 



