Description of the Croton- and the Littoralvegetation. 28& 



St. Eustatius. 



This vegetation is only to be seen at the different Bays. 

 The trees which mostly occur are Hippomane mancinella and 

 Coccoloba uvife'ra. The smaller plants are Tournefortia gnapha- 

 lodes, Suriana maritima and Clerodendron aculeatum, Ipomoea pes- 

 caprae, Canavalia obtusifolia, Sporobolus virginicus, Heliotropium 

 curassavicum and Lithophila muscoides. 



On localities where the ruderal plants have also invaded into 

 the seashore we see the following plants: Caesalpinia ciliata, Ja- 

 tropha gossypifola, Lantana Camara, Acacia macracantha, Plum- 

 bago scandens and Solanum racemosum igneum. Where the 

 seashore does not consist of sand but only of stones th-e vege- 

 tation is still less developed and we only find Portulaca halimoi- 

 des, Euphorbia buxifolia, Tephrosia cinerea and Borreria podoce- 

 phala. 



Saba. 



The seashore and accordingly also the Seashorevegetation is al- 

 most not developed on Saba; only at Flatpoint there is a small 

 beach and the plants to be found there are: Lithophila muscoi- 

 des, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Stylosanthes hamata and Turnera 

 ulmifolia. 



St. Martin. 



Here the beach is very well developed along the southern part 

 of the Island near Grande Case and near Orientbay; the typical 

 plants to, be met with are: Erithalis fruticosa, Exostemma cari- 

 baeum, Canella alba, Borrichia argentea, Jacquinia armillaris, Su- 

 riana maritima, Chrysobalanus icaco, Conocarpus erectus, Strumpfia 

 maritima, Jacquinia Berteri, Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus, Caesal- 

 pinia ciliata, Caesalpinia crista, Tournefortia gnaphalodes, Scaevola 

 Plumierii, Bumelia obovata, Coccoloba uvifera, Ernodea litoralis, 

 Ipomoea pescaprae, Heliotropium curassavicum, Sporobolus virgi- 

 nicus. 



II. Vegetation of the Rocky Slopes near the Seashore. 



I refer to the Geographical and Orological Section where may be 

 seen where these rocks are to be found. 



The plants typical for this vegetation are: Coccoloba uvifera, 

 Jacquinia armillaris, Tecoma leucoxylon, Rhacoma crossopetalum, 

 Conocarpus erectus, Erythalis fruticosa, Melocactus communis, Pe- 



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