Combs — Plants Collected in the District of Cienfuegos. 471 



Xyrideae. CLXXXVIl. 



XyRIS COM^IUNIsKth. 



Not uncommon in grassy marshes at source of small 

 streams. Cieneguita R. R., S. W. Branch, Aug. 8, '95. 

 (445.) 



COMMELINACEAE. CXC. 



CoMMELiNA ViRGiNiCA L. *• Cafiutillo," «* Zapato del 

 obispo." 

 C. elegans Ktb. 



lu fertile, rough, rocky woods, common. Cieneguita N., 

 May 11 and 14, '95. (23.) 



Palmae. CXCIV. 



Oreodoxa regia Kth. *' Palma criolla," also •* Palma real." 

 Common in fertile black soil, savannahs, streams and 

 rivers. Cieneguita, Jan. 15, '96. (694.) 



Sabal umbraculiferum Mart. *' Palma cana," and '* Pal- 



meto." 



Common in poor soil, savannahs. Cieneguita S., July 5, 

 '95. (292.) 



Copernicia hospita Mart. *' Jata " or ** Guano." 



In dry sterile red soil, savannahs and coast hills, not un- 

 common. Calicita R. R., lOK., July 13, '95. (334.) 



Copernicia sp. 



In dry sterile red soil, savannahs, rare. Calicita R. R., 

 lOK., July 13, '95 (335.) 



C. Wrightii Griseb. and Wendl. " Miraguano espinoso " 



or ** Guano espinoso." 



In grassy marshes and river swamps, infrequent. Ciene- 

 guita S. W. (Santa Rosalia), Aug. 10, '95. (465.) 



