- §  Sarrorp: NoTes OF A NATURALIST AFLOAT—II 
are Randia aculeata, belonging to the Rubiaceae, some- 
times called the inkberry, with clustered spatulate leaves 
and jasmineshaped flowers; Bursera simaruba, sometimes 
called “gombo limbo,” a corruption of ‘“goma elemi,” 
one of its Spanish names, so called from the aromatic 
masticlike gum derived from it; Mimusops Siebert, locally 
known as the wild sapodilla, or naseberry (Spanish 
“nispero,” medlar) a plant with beautiful, finely feather-— 
veined leaves; and the poisonous sumac, Rhus metopium, 
which bears red berries. : 
Many of the strand plants are common tropical species 
a Of 7 wide distribution. Among them are Sesuvium portula-_ 
castrum, often called seaside purslane; a seaside bean, 
a be Plur 
are: a ag Baccharis 
: mbrosia —— 
