Hibiscus— Melochia. 131 



5026. Ceiba Medik. 



Ceiba pentandra Gartn. Fruct. II (1791). 244 t. 133. 



Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. Prod. I (1824) 479; Gris. Fl. 88; 

 Duss 80; Millspaugh 510.' Silkcottontree. 



St. Eustaths: Top of the Quill 400 M. : n. 224 B.; in a garden 

 in Oranjestad: n. 321 H. 



I also saw Ceiba pentandra; at the seashore near Oranjestad: Bottom 

 of the Quill. 



St. Martin: Cul de Sac: n. 2619 B. 



I also saw Ceiba pentandra; near Grande Case; Vallee des Peres. 



St. Croix ex Millspaugh. 



Mexico, Antill., Guiana, Afr., Malay. (E. a. P.). 



Also cultivated. 



5033. Quararibea Aubl. 



Quararibea turbinata Poir. Encycl. Suppl. IV. 636. 



Myrodia turbinata Sw. Prod. Veg. Ind. Occ. (1788) 102 ; Gris. 

 Fl. 88; Duss 82; Millspaugh 510. M i 1 1 e r w o o d. 



St. Eustatius: Bottom of the Quill: n. 424flB., 896a B., 113 H., 

 217 G., 118, 119, 120, 121, 122. 



St. Croix ex Millspaugh. 



Brazil. (Ind. Kew.). 



178. Sterculiaceae. 



5057. Melochia Linn. 



Melochia nodiflora Sw. Prod. Veg. Ind. Occ. (1788) 97; Gris. 

 Fl. 94; Duss 87; Millspaugh 510. 



St. Martin: Top of the hill on the northern side of Cul, de Sac 

 200—300 M. : n. 2989 B.; Tintamarre: n. 3392 B. ; 



St. Croix ex Millspaugh. 



Antill., Mexico, Panama. (Gris. Fl.). 



Melochia pyramidata Linn. Spec. (1753) 674; Gris. Fl. 93; Duss 

 86; Millspaugh 510. 



St. Eustatius: along roads in Oranjestad: n. 1076 B.;- slope of 

 the Quill: n. 198, 199; Cultuurvlakte: n. 197, 200; in a garden 

 in Oranjestad: n. 200, 39 G. 

 St. Croix ex Millspaugh. 



, Baham., Antill,, Mexico, Texas, Venezuela, Guayaquil, Brazil. 

 (Gris. FL). 



