FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 41 



180. S. purpurea, L. (v. Jamaica Plum). 



Fl. Feb.-March, precocious. Naturalized in gardens and wooded val- 

 leys. All islands. 



131. Rhus antillana, Egg. (n. sp.). 



Sect. Sumach. Leaves impari- pinnate ; leaflets 4-5-jugal, petiolulate, 

 lanceolate, acuminate, obtuse at the base, entire, glabrous, chartaceous ; 

 veins prominulous beneath. Cyme ramose; branchlets bracteolate, 

 equalling the leaves. Flower pedicellate, small, green, 5-merous, mostly 

 <, the rest hermaphrodite. Calyx and petals persistent in the fertile 

 flower. Stamens erect, a little longer than the petals, inserted into a 

 fleshy central disc ; filaments villous at the base. Ovary inserted upon 

 a short fleshy gynophore. Drupe globose, glabrous, 1-seeded by abor- 

 tion. A low tree. Approaching R. metopium, L. Fl. Jan. In forests, 

 rare. St. Thomas (Signal Hill, 1400') ; St. Jan (Hb. Havn. as Xanthox- 

 ylum). (St. Croix, Stony -ground?) 



182. Comocladia ilicifolia, Sw. (v. Prapra). 



Fl. March-May. Eoot containing a lasting red dye. Common on lime- 

 stone. All islands. 



183. Mangifera indica, L. (v. Mango-tree). 



Fl. Feb.-April. Fruit edible. Introduced towards the close of last 

 century, and now cultivated and naturalized everywhere. All islands. 



184. Anacardium cccidentale, L. (v. Cashew, Cherry). 



Fl. Dec.- April. Pedicel becoming fleshy, and containing in abund- 

 ance a slightly astringent juice. Seeds used as almonds. Common in 

 forests and along roads. All islands. 



105. Crotalaria verrucosa, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized along roads. Yery common. All 

 islands. 



186. C. retusa, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Common along roads and in waste places. 



Naturalized. All islands. 



187. C. latifolia, L. 



Fl. Nov. Leaves golden sericeous beneath. Corolla greenish. Not 

 uncommon in thickets. All islands. 



188. C. incana, L. (v. Rattle-bush). 



Fl. all the year round. Stipules deciduous, the scar exuding nectar 

 afterwards, as well as the base of the bracteoles. Common along roads 

 and near dwellings. St. Croix 5 St. Thomas. 



