60 FLORA OF ST CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



379. Randla aculeata, L. a) and /3) mitis. 



Fl. April-July, a) in dry thickets, /?) in shady valleys. Common. 

 All islands. 



380. Hamelia patens, Jacq. 



Fl. all the year round. 6'-15' high. In shady valleys, not uncom- 

 mon. All islands. 



381. H. lutea, Rohr. 



Fl. all the year round. In forests, uncommon. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



382. Gonsalea spicata, DC. 



Fl. May-Oct. In pastures on high hills, above 1000', not uncommon. 

 Virgin Islands. 



383. Exostemma caribaeum, R. S. (v. Black Torch). 



Fl. June-Dec. Common in thickets. All islands. 



384. Portlandia grandiflora, L. 



Fl. June-Dec. St. Thomas (DC. Prodr. iv, p. 405 ; Gris. Fl. p. 324) ; St. 

 Croix (cultivated). 



385. Rondeletia pilosa, Sw. 



Fl. all the year round. In thickets. St. Croix (rare, near Cane Bay) ; 

 Virgin Islands (common). 



386. Oldenlandia corymbosa, L. 



Fl. Feb.-March. Seeds brown, minutely verrucose. In waste places, 

 rare. St. Croix (Government House yard). 



387. O. callitrichioides, Gris. (PI. Wright, p. 503). 



Fl. Dec. Flower expanded early in the morning and late in the after- 

 noon. Gregarious among stones. St. Croix (Government House). 



388. Spigelia anthelmia, L. (v. Worm-weed). 



Fl. all the year round. In open, moist localities, uncommon. St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



389. Guettarda scabra, Lam. 



Fl. June-Dec. Flower expanded towards evening. Drupe dark crim- 

 son, often 1-seeded by abortion. In woods, common. All islands. 



390. G. parvifolia, Sw. 



Fl. July-Get. In woods, not uncommon. All islands. 



391. Stenostomum lucidum, G. 



Fl. Dec.-April. In forests, rare. St. Croix ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



