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Antigonon leptopus 
Artocarpus incisa 
Buginvillea spectabilis 
Crescentia Cujete 
Cucumis Anguria 
Cucurbita Pepo 
Dioscorea alata 
Ipomoea Batatas 
Tpomoea tuberosa 
Mangifera indica 
Manihot utilissima 
Maranta arundinacea 
Momordica Charantia 
Musa paradisiaca 
Nerium oleander 
Physalis peruviana 
Plumbago capensis 
Psidium guajava 
Quisqualis indica 
Ricinus communis 
Thevetia nereifolia 
Zea Mays 
The above list of forty names; includes plants cultivated for orna~ — 
ment as well as those of more practical value. Out of the 634 plants : 
of Margarita and Coche this leaves 590 as constituting the wild plants: i 
of the islands. But of this number many are found to be plants oF 
widespread distribution. Undoubtedly some are native and yet 
many have been introduced. Margarita is one of the oldest known 
and longest settled (1525) parts of America, hence the opportunities - 
for introduction have been great. The plants found in this catalogue 
and more or less common in all tropical countries are as follows: 
Achyranthes aspera 
Ageratum conyzoides 
Caesalpinia pulcherrima 
Cajanus indicus 
Cissampelos pareira 
Clitoria Ternatea 
Conocarpus erectus 
Crotolaria incana 
Cyperus distans 
Cyperus ligularis (Mariscus) 
Dactyloctenium aegyptium 
Datura Metel 
Datura Tatula 
Desmanthus virgatus 
Desmodium incanum 
Eclipta alba 
Eleocharis capitata 
Eragrostis ciliaris 
Fuirena umbellata 
Heliotropium curassavieum 
Heliotropium indicum 
Hyptis capitata 
