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Phytogeographical. 



The list given in this chapter needs no further explanation. 



As may be seen from the great amount of plants occurring in 



such a small number of different Islands it will be clear that 



our knowledge of the Flora of the AVest Indian Islands is far 



from being complete. 



That is the reason why I will not try to draw any conclusion 



about the distribution of the different species except a single 



one and this with all kinds of reserve. 



I draw the attention to the data that may be gathered from the 



following lists. 



On the Islands only to the north of the Dutch AVest Indian 

 Islands together with these Islands are collected: 



St. 

 Martin. 



Saba. 



St. 

 Eustatius. 



Diplazium semihastatum 

 Mariscus capillaris . 

 Tillandsia excelsa . 

 Yucca aloifolia . 

 Smilax coriacea . 

 Smilax ilicifolia . 

 Alternanthera crucis . 

 Portulaca poliosperma . 

 Erythroxylum havanense 

 Stigmatophyllon sericeum 

 Ditaxis faxiculata . 

 Adelia ricinella . 

 Acalypha Poiretii . 

 Cissus obovata . 

 Forestiera Eggersiana . 

 Ipomoea arenaria 

 Rochefortia acanthophora 

 Lycium americanum 

 Mitracarpus polycladus. 



