FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 175 



Gentianace^ 



EusTOMA EXALTATUM Griseb. Abundant in the savannas on the 

 west side of Andros; occurs sparingly elsewhere. New Provi- 

 dence, Jan. ; Red Bays, April (201, 456). 



Sabbatia campanulata (L.) Torr. (5. gracilis Salisb.) Quite 

 common on both islands. On New Providence growing in sand near 

 the shore; on Andros on the savannas near Red Bays and also near 

 fresh water in the interior. Very variable, flowers often white. 

 Hog Island, N.P., Feb.; Red Bays, April; Stafford Creek, May 

 (322, 464, 744). 



VoYEiA Mexicana Griseb. Conch Sound, March (415). 



Apocynace^ 



Vinca rosea L. Nassau, Jan. (in). 



Plumiera obtusa L. "Frangipani," "milkweed." Not un- 

 common near the shore. Fresh Creek, June (651). 



Echites Andrewsii Chapm. "Wild unction." Common. 

 Conch Sound, April, May (522). 



Echites biflora Jacq. Conch Sound. Collected by Mr. 

 Alexander Keith, 1892 (740). Same as Eggers 2676. 



Echites Sagr^i A. DC. Common. Nassau, Jan.; Conch 

 Sound, March; Red Bays, April (128, 431, 461). 



Echites umbellata Jacq. "Devil's potato-root," "dream- 

 vine." Very common and variable; leaves range from lanceolate 

 to orbicular, 2-10 cm. in width. Nassau, Jan.; Conch Sound, 

 March; Red Bays, April; Deep Creek, June (61, 403, 673). 



Plumiera rubra L. "Frangipani," "jessamine tree." Mastic 

 Point (601). 



Thevetia Thevetia (L.) Millsp. Cultivated at Nassau (75). 



ASCLEPIADACEiE 



AscLEPiAS CuRASSAVicA L. Common about Nassau, Jan. (21). 

 Metastelma Bahamense Griseb. Conch Sound, March (410). 



Metastelma barbatum sp. nov. 



Stem smooth, twining; leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, occa- 

 sionally oblong, 1-2.5 cm- in length, 2.-3 mm. in width, apex cuspidate 



