178 FLOUULA CnET.OXESIACA. 



27. Myginda Rhacoma, Sw. Not uncommon in the western 

 part. 



28. Maiiria heterophylla, Kth. (Mara ; Palo de sia in the ish^nd of 

 Curazao). In the western part very common. 



29. Tephrosia cinerea, Pers. {Indigo in Curazao). Very common on 

 the sands. 



30. Rhynchosia minima, DC. {Ragadischi in Curazao). 



31. Pithecololium ohlongum, lienth. (Guichere iu Margarita). Not 

 common. 



32. R?iizop/iora Mangle, L. {Mangle Colorado). Rather rare on the 

 coast. 



33. Laguncularia racemosa, G. {Mangle negro, i.e., black Mangle, 

 the leaves getting ahuost black by drying ; whilst the vernacular 

 name of the foregoing species is due to the colour of the wood). 

 Common. 



34. Conocarptts erectus, L. {Botoncillo). Some very fine, tree-like 

 specimens grow on the watering-place mentioned before. 



35. Fassijlora lijieariloha, Hook. f. {Finta). Not common. 



36. Melocactus comnnmis, DC. {JJucha). Very common, and indeed 

 sometimes an obstacle on account of its spines, which penetrate like 

 needles even the leather of the boots. The rose-coloured berries have 

 an agreeable sweetish-acid taste, and are the favourite food of the 

 sparrow-parrots {Psittacula passirina, L.), which visit the island in 

 numerous ilights. Occasionally a bifurcation of the stem was observed 

 in this plant, probably due to some former injury. It is strange that 

 no species of Mammillaria grows on the island, although there are 

 Beveral on the coast of the neighbouring mainland. 



37. Ceretis Swartzii, Griseb. In the centre of the island there is a 

 specimen the height of which I calculated from the length of its 

 shade ; it was fifty-six feet high ! Three feet above the ground the 

 stem had a diameter of eighteen inches ; at about thirty feet it 

 divided into fourteen large branches. I intended taking part of the 

 stem with me ; the plant was therefore cut down, but it proved to be 

 too difficult a job for the two men who accompanied mcj to carry it 

 nearly three miles to the shore, so that with much regret 1 was 

 compelled to leave it, the destruction of this noble specimen being thus 

 entirely useless. 



38. Cereus triangularis, Haw. Not uncommon in the western 

 part. 



39. Ojnintia spinosissima, Mill. 



40. 0. triacantha. Haw. [Guasdbara). Eoth very common and 

 troublesome denizens of the island. 



41. Scawola Plumicri, L.j One rather poor specimen was found, and 

 its identification is not quite certain. 



42. Jacquinia armillaris, L. {Barbasco). Common in the western 

 part. 



43. Ibatia albijlora, Krst. {Pichiragua or Perichagua in the island 

 of Margarita ; Marie Pompun in Curazao). Not uncommon. 



44. Caprana mcxicana, Moric. f^Fregosa, in Curazao 'Tanchi.) The 

 same species grows also in the island of Margarita, but not in the 

 neighbourhood of Caracas, where it is represented by C. bijlora. 



4."). Solavum aculeat issimH7/i, Jacti. One single specimen was collected 

 in Die centre of the island. 



