FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



WEST INDIES. 



I. PHANEROGAMS. 



A. PICOTYLEDONES. 



DJULEHIACEJB. 



1. Davilla rugosa, Poir. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 3). 



ANOtfACEJE. 



2. Anona muricata, L. (v. Soursop, Susakka). 



Fl. Feb.-May. Leaves with a peculiar strong scent, used against 

 fever and vermin. Fruit edible; pulp resembling curdled milk, acidu- 

 lous. In forests and thickets, common. All islands. 



3. A. laurifolia, Dun. (v. Wild Soursop). 



Fl. Feb.-May. Kesernbling the former species in the foliage, but 

 leaves of a quite different smell. Xot uncommon in forests. St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



4. A. palustris, L. (v. Monkey-apple, Bunya). 



Fl. May-June. Fruit not edible ; used as bait for fishes. Common in 

 marshy soil. All islands. 



5. A. squamosa, L. (v. Sugar-apple). 



FL April-June. Foliage partly deciduous in March and April. Fruit 

 edible, sweet, soft. Common in thickets. All islands. 



6. A. reticulata, L. (v. Custard-apple). 



Fl. April-May. Fruit edible. In woods, not uncommon j also planted 

 near dwellings. All islands. The enlarged top of the connective in all 

 species of Anona is siliceous. Xone of the species enumerated above 

 contains narcotic principles, as is the case with A. Cherimolia, Mill., and 

 others. 



7. Guatteria Ouregou, Dun. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Fl. p. 7). 



8. Oxandra laurifolia, Rich. (Urarla excelsa, Vahl in BTb. Juss.). 



St. Croix (Caledonia Gut, West, p. 292). 



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