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313. Punica granatum, L. (v. Pomegranate). 



Fl. April-Oct. Flowers crimson or yellow Fruit the same. Natur- 

 alized in valleys and near dwellings. All islands. 



314. Mouriria domingensis, Walp. (Petaloma Mouriri, Sw.). 



St. Croix (Baudonius Gut, West, p. 285, and specimens in Hb. Havn.). 

 [Cultivated species : Alyrtus communis, L. (v. Myrtle), and Couroupita 



guianensis, Aubl. (v. Nutmeg).] 



315. Clidemia hirta, Don. 



St. Thomas (Eiedle sec. Naudin, Ann. des sc. nat. 1853, xviii, p. 532). 



316. C. spicata, DC. 



Fl. June-July. In forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



317. C. rubra, Mart. 



St. Thomas (Gris. Fl. p. 248; Finlay sec. Naudin, 1. c.). 



318. Diplochita serrulata, DC. 



Fl. Feb.-May. Not uncommon in wooded valleys. St. Croix; St. 

 Thomas. 



319. Tetrazygia elaeagnoides, DC. 



Fl. April-Aug. Common in forests and on high hills. All islands. 



320. Miconia argyrophylla, DC. 



St. Thomas (Fiulay sec. Naudin, Gris. Fl. p. 256). 



321. M. impetiolaris, Don. 



Leaves as long as 1J'. St. Croix (West in Hb. Havn.) ; St. Thomas 

 (Gris. Fl. p. 256; Bonpland sec. Naudin. Montserrat (Eyan in Hb. 

 Havn.). 



322. M. prasina, DC. 



St. Thomas (Eiedle sec. Naudin). 



323. M. levigata,t)C. 



Fl. March-July. In forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



324. M. angustifolia, Gris. 



Fl. March. A good-sized shrub, often gregarious on limestone. St. 

 Croix (Benzoii in Hb. Havn.); Virgin Islands (not uncommon. Mont- 

 serrat (Eyan in Hb. Havn.). 



[Several of the species mentioned by Naudin as having been collected 

 hi St. Thomas I omit as being a rather doubtful habitat. These are : 

 Tsliudya lerbiceana, Gris. (Hiconia, Naud.) ; Cremanium amygdalinum, 

 Gris. (Osscea, DC.), and Nepsera aquatica, Naud.] 



