100 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



TYPHA^'E.E. 



826. Typha anjjtistifolia, L., var. domingensis, l'< is. 



ri. Sopt.-.Maivh. Used lor making uiat.s. In rivulet. s and around 

 lagoons, not uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Jan. 



PA.\B>ANACE.K. 



[Cultivated in gardens occurs Pandanus odoratissimus, L. fil. (v. 



Screw Pine).] 



PALITI.E. 



827. Thriuax argentea, Ltxld. (v. Teyer-tree). 



Fl. ]May-Juno. Stem 10'-20' high. Leaves u.sed for making ropes, 

 thatching roofs, and other domestic purposes. On the northern slope of 

 the hills in forests and tickets. — St. Croix (very rare, only one specimen 

 seen, near Bellevue Mill) ; Virgin Islands (conniion). 



828. Oreodoxa regia, Ktli. (v. Mountain Cabbage). 



Fl. April-Aug. The young leaf-bud used as cabbage. Berries eaten 

 by hogs. In forests and along roads, common. — All islands. 



829. Cocos nucifera, L. (v. Cocoa-nut Tree). 



Fl. Feb.-Mareh. Leaves used for thatching roofs. The ripe fruit, 



although occurring in abundance, is scarcely used, and of no economical 



importance. Naturalized along the seashore and along roads. — ^Ml 



islands. 



CO:»13IEL,Y]VAClR/E. 



830. Tradescantia geuiculata, Jacci- ,3) effusa, Mart. 



Fl. ."March. Seeds bluish, verniculose. — Vieques (near Campo Asilo). 



831. T. zebrlna, Hortiil. (v. Wandering Jew). 



Fl. May. Naturalized in gardens. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



832. T. discolor, S\\ . 



Fl. April-Aug. Stamens often by retrogra<le nietaniorpliosis trans- 

 formed into petals. Naturalized in waste places and near dwellings. — 

 All islands. 



833. Callisia repens, L. 



V\. .lan.-March, Gregarious in shady i)laces, not uncommon. — All 



islands. 



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834. C. umbellulata, Lam. 



Fl. Jan. Seeds white with a red spot. I'lowersmonandrous. Among 

 rocks in shady jdaces, rare.— St. Thomas (Signal TTill, 1lM)(»'). 



835. Commelyna cayennenais, Kieli. (French (oass). 



I'l. all the year round, l-^lower expanded till !> A. M. One of the 

 sterile stamens always abortive. In moist localities, common. — All 

 i.slauds. 



