74 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN MEMOIRS 



THYMELAEACEAE 



Daphnopsis caribaea Griseb. [Nectandra antillana of Mills- 

 paugh.] Forests and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix, 



LYTHRACEAE 



Ammannia coccinea Rottb. Moist ground, St. Thomas; St. 

 Jan; St. Croix. 



Ammannia latifolia L. [A. sanguinolenta Sw.] Moist ground, 

 St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



GiNORiA RoHRii (Vahl) Koehne. [Antherylium Rohrii Vahl.] 

 Coastal thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Lawsonia inermis L. Spontaneous after cultivation, St. Thomas; 

 St. Croix. 



Lagerstroemia indica L. Commonly planted for ornament. 



PUNICACEAE 



PuNiCA Granatum L. [P. nana L.] Spontaneous after planting, 

 St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. Grown for its fruit. 



RHIZOPHORACEAE 



Rhizophora Mangle L. Mangrove swamps, St. Thomas; St. 

 Jan; St. Croix. Not very common. 



COMBRETACEAE 



Terminalia Catappa L. [Biiceras Catappa Hitchc] Hillsides, 

 valleys, and commonly planted, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



CoNOCARPUS erecta L. [C. erecta procumhens Jacq.] Coastal 

 rocks and mangrove swamps, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



BuciDA BuCERAS L. [Buceras Buceras Millsp.; Myrohalanus 

 Buceras Kuntze.] Moist soil, mostly near the coasts, but occasional 

 on hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Laguncularia racemosa (L.) Gaertn. [Conocarpus racemosa L.] 

 Coastal swamps, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



QuiSQUALis INDICA L. is commonly cultivated as an ornamental 

 vine. 



MYRTACEAE 



PsiDiUM GuAjAVA L. Thickets, hillsides, and commonly planted 

 for its fruit, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



PsiDiuM amplexicaule Pers. [P. cordatum Sims.] Hillsides, St. 

 Thomas; St. Jan; planted on St. Croix. Occurs also on Tortola. 

 Apparently endemic in the Virgin Islands, although recorded from 

 Nevis. 



