CHAPTER II 



DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF 

 THE VEGETATION. 



Introduction. 



In .chapter I of the Third Part I divided the vegetation of the 

 Dutch West Indian Islands into three regions: 1. the higher parts, 



2. the level plains and the lower part of the slope of the hills, 



3. the slope of the hills joining the seashore together with the 

 seashore. Whereas I refer for further details to the Geographi- 

 cal Part I draw the attention to the fact that on St. Eustatius 

 the three regions are well developed. In Saba, however there is 

 almost no level plain to be seen, whereas in St. Martin there is 

 but a very small part of the Island that belongs to the first 

 region. 



There is a close connection between the above given data and 

 the development of the three typical forms of the vegetation. 



1. ERIODENDRONVEGETATION. 



2. CROTONVEGETATION. 



3. LITTORALVEGETATION. 



The lirst two names are taken from Eggem Flora of St. Croix and 

 the Virgin Islands. 



ERIODENDRONVEGETATION. 



This type of vegetation is best characterised by the following 

 trees: Capparis cynophallophora, Capparisfrondosa, Capparisjamai- 

 censis, Ardisia coriacea, Rauwolfia Lamarkiana, Linociera compacta, 

 Pisonia fragans, Daphnopsis caribaea, Coccoloba diversifolia, Clusia 

 alba, Ternstroemia peduncularis, Nectandra coriacea, Inga laurina, 

 Picrasraa antillana, Ficus populnea, Ficus Urbaniana, Ficus 

 Krugiana, Allophylus occidentalis, whereas Eugenia axillaris, 

 Eugenia cordata, Eugenia ligustrina, Myrcia splendens, Palicourea 

 Pavetta, Psychotria horizontalis, Psychotria rufescens, Chiococca 



