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mane mancinella, Tecoma chrysantha, while also Croton niveus is 



conspicuous by its shining leaves amidst Cordia alba, Cordia 



cylindrostachya and Crescentia Cujete. 



More even lime grounds are very numerous in Curasao; they 



contain chiefly plant combinations such as I described for the two 



calcareous districts mentioned. 



We next describe 



The calcareous district near Fontein. 

 On a slope, close to a deep cleft, Bursera, Randia aculeata, 

 Beureria succulenta, Caesalpinia coriaria, Acacia villosa, Acacia 

 tortuosa, Phyllanthus Euwensii, Croton flavens, Jatropha urens 

 with its very strong stinging hairs, Capparis cynophallophora, 

 Crescentia Cujete, Malpighia, Machaonia Ottonis and a few Triplaris 

 coriacea form the high thicket of shrubs. Similar to this is 



The calcareous district near Siberie. 

 It has mainly the same plants, only the following are conspicuous 

 by their large numbers : Rhacoma crossopetalum, Coccoloba diver- 

 sifolia, while in more open parts Heliotropium and a number of 

 grasses cover the soil. Croton niveus, Malpighia and especially 

 many Cephalocereus lanuginosus are together with Guaiacum 

 ofQcinale and Condalia Henriquezii the principal plants, while 

 here Metopium Brownei is already one of the tallest trees. 



The lime district near Savonet. 

 Here the soil is more open in many places, the shrubs are less 

 high, so that E volvulus, Heliotropium, Croton glandulosus, Sida, 

 and especially Sporobolus argutus are conspicuous; as a lower 

 shrub we see Kramera ixina ; here, as in the above mentioned 

 regions, Cereus and Opuntia are seen everywhere in varying 

 numbers, while Cereus repandus is very frequent ; on the grounds 

 towards the sea are many bare parts again, where Paspalum 

 glabrum is conspicuous and Cordia cylindrostachya is frequent 

 with Conocarpus erecta and forms whole complexes; there is 

 also found (the only place known to me) Amoreuxia palmatiflda; 

 Jacquinia barbasco and Caesalpinia coriaria often stand quite iso- 

 lated, all very much with their tops in one direction by the wind. 

 As typical lime regions we have still the high lime table-lands 

 on the top of Ronde Klip and Hieronymusberg. 



Ronde Klip. 

 Here we meet a shrub-vegetation consisting of Cordia cylindro- 

 stachya, Coccoloba diversifolia, Haematoxylon Brasiletto, Rhacoma 

 crossopetalum, Jacquinia barbasco, Erithalis fruticosa, Metopium 

 Brownei, Antirrhoea acutata, Condalia Henriquezii and Beureria 



