BRITTON: FLORA OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 63 
GYMNANTHES LUCIDA Sw. [Sebastiana lucida Muell. Arg.] Woods 
and thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St/Croix. 
HURA CREPITANS L. Woods, roadsides and near dwellings, St. 
iiiomas; ot. Jan; St. Croix. 
CHAMAESYCE VAHLIT (Willd.) P. Wilson. [Euphorbia Vahli 
Willd.] Rocky hills, Little St. James Island, St. Jan. 
CHAMAESYCE BUXIFOLIA (Lam.) Small. [Euphorbia buxifolia 
Lam.; E. glabrata Sw.} Coastal sands, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. 
Croix. 
CHAMAESYCE ARTICULATA (Aubl.) Britton. [Euphorbia articulata 
Aubl.; E. linearis Retz.; E. linearis heterophylla Kuntze.| Coastal 
rocks, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix (according to Retzius and 
reported by Eggers). 
CHAMAESYCE HIRTA (L.) Millsp. [Euphorbia hirta L.; E. piluli- 
fera L.; E. pilulifera procumbens Boiss.| Roadsides, banks and culti- 
vated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
CHAMAESYCE HYPERICIFOLIA (L.) Millsp. [Euphorbia hypericifolia 
L.; E. hypericifolia hyssopifolia of Eggers.] Fields, banks and culti- 
vated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
CHAMAESYCE SERPENS (H.B.K.) Small. [Euphorbia serpens 
H.B.K.] Dry soil, St. Thomas. 
CHAMAESYCE PROSTRATA (Ait.) Small. [Euphorbia prostrata Ait.; 
? FE. Chamaesyce of West.] Waste and cultivated grounds, St. Thomas; 
Stalams ot. Croix. 
CHAMAESYCE BRASILIENSIS (Lam.) Small. [Euphorbia brasiliensis 
Lam.| Grassy places near Charlotte Amalia, St. Thomas, determined 
by Millspaugh. 
EUPHORBIA THYMIFOLIA Burm. is recorded by Eggers from all the 
islands, but has not been found on any of them by other collectors, 
and his determination of the species is therefore doubted. 
AKLEMA PETIOLARIS (Sims.) Millsp. [Euphorbia petiolaris Sims.; 
? E. cotinifolia of West and of Schlechtendal.| Hillsides and thickets, 
St. Thomas; St. Jan; doubtfully recorded from St. Croix. 
POINSETTIA HETEROPHYLLA (L.) Kl. & Garcke. [Euphorbia hetero- 
phylla L.; E. heterophylla linifolia Kuntze.| Dry rocky situations, 
St. Thomas. 
POINSETTIA CYATHOPHORA (Murr.) S. Brown. [Euphorbia cy- 
athophora Murr.; E. heterophylla cyathophora Griseb.| Waste and 
cultivated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
POINSETTIA OERSTEDIANA KI. & Garcke. [Euphorbia geniculata 
of Eggers; Euphorbia Oerstediana Boiss.| Grassy places, St. Thomas; 
St. Croim, 
POINSETTIA PULCHERRIMA (Willd.) Graham. [Euphorbia pulcher- 
rima Willd.| Planted for ornament. 
