[Vol. 2 



40 ANNALS OK THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 



COCCOLOBIS NIVEA Jacq. 



Base of cliff, Sardinera: Porto Rico; Hispaniola. 



AMARANTHUS TRISTIS L. 



Waste and cultivated grounds on the coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas; Curacao. 



ACHYRANTHES INDICA (L.) Mill. 



Frequent in cultivated ground, coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas; Curacao. 



LITHOPHILA MUSCOIDES Sw. 



Collected by Professor Stevens, not found by us: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas; Curacao. 



CELOSIA NITIDA Vahl 



Frequent on the coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas. 



MIRABILIS JALAPA L. 



Waste grounds, uncommon: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas. 



BOERHAAVIA COCCINEA Mill. 



Common on the coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; Curacao. 



? PISONIA SUBCORDA T A Sw. 



Base of cliffs, Sardinera. Trees, 12 m. high or more, barren at the time 

 of our visit and determination therefore uncertain: Porto Rico. 



RIVINA HUMILIS L. 



Common on the coastal plain on the plateau: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas; Curacao. 



TRICHOSTIGMA OCTANDRUM (L.) H. Walt. 



Frequent on the talus, vicinity of Sardinera, forming vines 20 m. long with 

 trunks up to 1.5 dm. diameter: Porto Rico; Hispaniola. 



PETIVERIA ALLIACEA L. 



Occasional in thickets on the coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas. 



SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM L. 



Common on coastal rocks and sands: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; 

 Curacao. 



TALINUM PANICULATTM (Jacq.) Gaertn. 



Coastal plain, Sardinera: Porto Rico; Hispaniola. 



PORTULACA PHAEOSPERMA Urban 



Moist soil, coastal plain and plateau: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; 

 Curacao. 



PORTULACA OLERACEA L. 



Sandy soil, Playa de Fajaro: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; Curacao. 



NECTANDRA CORIACEA (Sw.) Griseb. 



Base of limestone cliff, Sardinera: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; 

 Curacao. 



CASSYTHA AMERICANA Nees 



Frequent on the coastal plain: Porto Rieo; Hispaniola; Bahamas. 



CLEOME GYNANDRA L 



Waste and cultivated grounds, coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; 

 Bahamas; Curacao. 



CAPPARIS CYNOPHALLOIMIORA L. (C. jamaieensis Jacq,) 



Frequent on the coastal plain: Porto Rico; Hispaniola; Bahamas; Curacao. 



