34 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN MEMOIRS 



Philodendron oxycardium Schott. On trees in forests, St. 

 Thomas. 



Philodendron giganteum Schott. On rocks in dense forests, 

 Signal Hill and Crown, St. Thomas (according to Eggers). 



DiEFFENBACHiA Seguine (Jacq.) Schott. [Arum Segiiine Jacq.] 

 Caret Bay, St. Thomas (according to Eggers). 



Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. [Arum hicolor Ait.; ? C. smarag- 

 dinum of Eggers.] St. Thomas (according to Urban). Cultivated on 

 St. Croix. 



Xanthosoma atrovirens C. Koch. Cultivated and naturalized, 

 St. Thomas; St. Croix (according to Eggers). 



Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott. [Arum sagittifolium L.; 

 Arum maculatum of Millspaugh.] Naturalized after cultivation, St. 

 Thomas; St. Croix. Cultivated for its roots. 



Xanthosoma ? hastatum Eggers, recorded by Eggers as spon- 

 taneous after cultivation on all three islands, has not been identified. 

 Arum hastatum Vahl, cited by Eggers as a synonym, is, an unpublished 

 name, printed in West's Flora of St. Croix. 



PiSTiA stratiotes L. [P. occidentaUs Blume.] Naturalized in 

 gardens, St. Thomas (according to Eggers). 



LEMNACEAE 



Lemna perpusilla Torr. [L. minor Eggers; L. paucicostata 

 Hegelm.] In still fresh water, St. Croix; St. Jan (according to 

 Eggers). 



BROMELIACEAE 



Bromelia Pinguin L. Hillsides and thickets; used for hedges, 

 St. Thomas; St. Croix; St. Jan. 



Wittmackia lingulata (L.) Mez. [Bromelia lingulata L.; 

 Chevalliera lingulata Griseb.] On trees and rocks on hills, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan. 



Pitcairnia latifolia Sol. St. Croix (according to Mez). 



PiTCAiRNiA angustifolia (Sw.) Redoute. [Hepetis angustijolia 

 Sw.] On rocks, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Catopsis NUTANS (Sw.) Griscb. On trees in forests, high hills of 

 St. Thomas and St. Jan. 



TiLLANDSiA UTRicuLATA L. On trees and rocks, St. Thomas; 

 St. Croix. 



TiLLANDSiA FASCICULATA L. On trees in woodlands, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan. 



TiLLANDSiA RECURVATA L. On trees, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. 

 Croix. 



