FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 187 



Ernodea littoralis Sw. Common in the pines on both islands 

 (sometimes near the shore). Flowers red or white. New Provi- 

 dence, Jan.; Rose Island, N.P., Feb.; Nicol's Town, March (102, 

 264). 



Spermacoce tenuior Lam. In the pines, N.P., Feb. (319). 

 Same as Eggers 4441. 



Galium hispidulum Mx. Conch Sound, April (523). Plants 

 glabrous, in leaf only. 



CuCURBITACEiE 



Anguria Keithii sp. nov. 



Stem climbing, glabrescent, somewhat sulcate; leaves deeply 

 divided with seven narrowly elliptical segments, 4-6.5 cm. long, 

 .5-1 cm. wide, outside segments lobed near the base; central segments 

 the narrowest, apex mucronate, tapering at base, margin entire 

 above but the three or five central segments with a few large mu- 

 cronate teeth (one to five on each side); petiole .5-2 cm.; leaves 

 rather thin, somewhat punctate beneath; tendrils simple, much 

 longer than the leaves; inflorescence racemose, the 3-6 flowers 

 approximate at the top of the peduncle; peduncle about 8 cm. 

 long, longer than the leaves, pedicels 5-9 mm. long; staminate 

 flowers, calyx tubular-campanulate, constricted at the throat, tube 

 5-7 mm. long, lobes 5, 2-3 mm. long, lanceolate, acuminate; petals 

 orange, elliptical, about i cm. in length, obtuse or shortly mucronate ; 

 stamens 2, included, anthers inserted about the middle of the tube, 

 sessile, lanceolate, acuminate or acute, about 6 mm. in length, repli- 

 cate below about one-third of the way ; pistillate flowers and fruit not 

 seen (556). 



Collected at Conch Sound, Andros, May 8. Comes nearest to 

 A. pedata Jacq., but differs in having leaves 7-cleft, segments narrower, 

 margin more deeply toothed, and leaves thinner ; flowers fewer, sepals 

 longer and acuminate. 



Named for Mr. Alexander Keith, of Edinburgh, on whose sisal 

 plantation the plant was collected. 



Plate 18. Anguria Keithii. Portion of vine, X f; a, stamen, front view; n, 

 stamen, rear view. 



Trianosperma racemosa (Griseb.). T. & G. Conch Sound, 

 March (419). Same as Wright 1243. 



