BRITTON: FLORA OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 5a 
Mimosa pupica L. Fields and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
MimosA CERATONIA L. [? M. sensitiva of West.] Hills and 
thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; ? St. Croix (according to West). 
Mimosa PIGRA L. [M. asperata L.] St. Thomas (according to 
Grisebach), who indicates that he saw a specimen from that island, 
but the plant has not been found there by recent collectors. 
ACUAN VIRGATUM (L.) Medic. [Mimosa virgata L.; Desmanthus 
virgatus Willd.; D. strictus Bertol.; D. virgatus strictus Griseb.; A. 
virgatus albiflorus Kuntze.| Fields and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. 
Crom. 
ACUAN DEPRESSUM (H. & B.) Kuntze. [Desmanthus depressus H. 
& B.| Hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan. 
NEPTUNIA PUBESCENS Benth. Buck Island, St. Thomas (accord- 
ing to Eggers). 
ADENANTHERA PAVONINA L. Naturalized, St. Thomas; St. Jan 
and St. Croix (according to Eggers); not seen by us on any of the 
islands, except as a planted tree. 
CAESALPINACEAE 
HyYMENAEA COURBARIL L. Woods and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. 
Vane St. Croix. 
TAMARINDUS INDICA L. In various situations, St. Thomas; St. 
Jan; St. Croix. Planted for its fruit and for shade. 
BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA L. Spontaneous after cultivation, waste 
grounds, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
BAUHINIA MONANDRA Kurz. [B. Kappleri Sagot; B. Krugu 
Urban.] Spontaneous after planting, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
BAUHINIA UNGULA Jacq., recorded by Grisebach as found on St. 
Thomas, is probably an error in record or determination. ' 
Cassia Fistuta L. Naturalized in shaded valleys, St. Croix 
(according to Eggers). Planted for shade and for its fruit. 
CASSIA GRANDIS L. Naturalized on St. Thomas and St. Croix. 
CASSIA QUINQUANGULATA L. C. Rich. [C. bacillaris of Eggers, of 
Kuntze and of Millspaugh.] Woods and thitkets, St. Thomas. 
CASSIA BICAPSULARIS L. Waste grounds and hillsides, St. Thomas; 
Sey (ane Sb. «fom 
CASSIA SIAMEA Lam. [C. florida Vahl.] Naturalized near towns, 
St. Thomas (according to Eggers). Planted for shade and ornament. 
CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS L. [C. planisiliqua L.] Waste and culti- 
vated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
Cassia Tora L. [C. obtusifolia L.| Waste and cultivated grounds, 
St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
