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St. Thomas by Riedlé, was probably from Porto Rico. It occurs on 
Tortola. 
MICONIA STENOSTACHYA (Schr.) DC. [Miconia argyrophylla 
Benth., not DC.], recorded by Naudin and others as collected by 
Finlay on St. Thomas, was really from Trinidad. 
MICONIA THOMASIANA DC. was not from St. Thomas, but from 
Porto Rico. 
MICONIA ACINODENDRUM (L.) Triana. [Melastoma acinodendrum 
L.; Tshudya berbiceana Griseb.|, recorded by Naudin and others as 
collected on St. Thomas by Finlay, was really from Trinidad; St. 
Croix (according to West). 
MECRANIUM AMYGDALINUM (Desr.) C. Wright [Cremanium 
amygdalinum Griseb.], attributed to St. Thomas by Naudin, was from 
Hispaniola, collected by Poiteau. 
CLIDEMIA SPICATA DC., is recorded by Cogniaux as collected on 
St. Thomas by Finlay, but the specimen was from Trinidad. Eggers 
erroneously records it from all three islands. 
CLIDEMIA HIRTA (L.) D. Don, attributed to St. Thomas by Naudin 
as collected by Riedlé, was probably from Porto Rico. 
CLIDEMIA RUBRA Mart, accredited to St. Thomas by Naudin and 
others as collected by Finlay, was really from Trinidad. 
MouvurIRIA DOMINGENSIS (Tuss.) Spach. [Petaloma domingensis 
Tuss.; P. Mouriri of West.] Borders of a stream, Spring Garden, 
St. Crom. 
NEPSERA AQUATICA (Aubl.) Naud., recorded by Cogniaux as col- 
lected by Riedlé on St. Thomas, was probably from Porto Rico. 
ONAGRACEAE 
JUSSIAEA SUFFRUTICOSA L. [J. angustifolia Lam.; J. octovalvis 
Sw.; J. suffruticosa ligustrifolia of Eggers.| Wet grounds, St. Thomas; 
St: Jars St. Crom. 
JussIAEA ERECTA L. St. Croix (according to West). 
ARALIACEAE 
DENDROPANAX ARBOREA (L.) Dene. & PI. [Sciadophyllum capi- 
tatum of Eggers; Aralia arborea L.; Gilibertia arborea E. March.] 
Forests, hills of St. Thomas. 
DipyYMOPANAX MIcANS (Willd.) Krug & Urban. [Aralia micans — 
Willd.; Panax speciosum of Eggers.] Forest, King’s Hill and Bor- 
deaux, St. Jan. 
APIACEAE 
ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM L. Moist grounds, Caret =) St. Thomas 
(according to Eggers). 
