74: FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



547. Cordia Gerascanthus, Jacq. ft) subcanescens (v. Rosewood, Cuppar). 



Fl. Oct. An excellent timber tree. In forests, not very common. 

 Virgin Island. 



548. C. alba, R. S. (v. White Manjack). 



Fl. March-Sept. In thickets and along roads, not uncommon. St. 

 Croix (eastern part of the island). 



549. C. Sebestena, Jacq. a) (Bot. Mag. t. 794). /?)'rubra, Egg. (v. Scarlet Cordia, 



Fluyte boom). 



Fl. all the year round. ft) leaf-ribs red; calyx scarlet as the corolla. 

 Both forms common in forests and planted near dwellings. All islands. 



550. C. Collococca, L. (v. Manjack). 



Fl. March-April. Precocious. In forests, common. All islands. 



551. C. nitida, Valil. 



Fl. Jan.-Feb. and Sept.-Oct. Flowers slightly odorous. In forests, 

 not uncommon. All islands. 



552. C. Icevigata, Lam. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



553. C. sulcata, DC. 



Fl. June. Leaves up to !' long. In forests, not common. Virgin 

 Islands ; St. Croix (West, p. 275). 



554. C. ulmifolia, Juss. a) ovata, ft) ovalis, and y) lineata. 



Fl. May- Aug. In dry thickets, common. a)"all islands ; ft) St. Thomas 

 (Ledru) ; r ) St. Croix (West). 



555. C. cylindristachya, Sprengl. a) portoricensis, Sprgl. ft) floribunda, Sprgl. 



d) graveolens, Kth. 



Fl. all the year round. On dry hills. All three forms common. St. 

 Croix ; St. Thomas. 



556. C. martinicensis, R. S. 



St. Croix (Griseb. Fl. p. 481). 



557. C. globosa, Kth. 



FL July-Sept. In thickets, not uncommon. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



558. Beurreria succulenta, Jacq. (v. Juniper). 



Fl. June-Sept. In forests and thickets, common. All islands. 



559. Rochefortia acanthophora, Gris. 



Fl. June-Sept. In thickets. St. Croix (rare, Fair Plain, Jacob's 

 Peak) ] Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 



