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ASCLEPIADACEAE 
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA L. [A. mivea curassavica Kuntze.]} 
Fields, hillsides and banks, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
ASCLEPIAS NIVEA L. Collected on St. Thomas by Krebs. 
ASCLEPIAS FRUTICOSA L. Cultivated on St. Croix (according to 
West). 
CALOTROPIS PROCERA (Ait.) Ait. f. id etepies procera Ait.| Fields 
and hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. Naturalized. 
METASTELMA PARVIFLORUM R. Br. [M. Schlechtendalii of Eggers 
and of Millspaugh.] Thickets, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
METASTELMA ALBIFLORUM Griseb. St. Thomas (according to 
Schlechter). 
METASTELMA DECIPIENS Schlechter. St. Thomas (according to 
Schlechter). 
METASTELMA GRISEBACHIANUM Schlechter. St. Thomas. Other- 
wise known only from Porto Rico. 
METASTELMA DECAISNEANUM Schlechter. Hillsides, St. Thomas; 
St. Jan; St. Croix. 
The above-listed species of Metastelma much resemble each other. 
It is possible that Schlechter has recognized too manyspecies in the area. 
OXYPETALUM CORDIFOLIUM (Vent) Schlechter. [Gothofreda cordi- 
folia Vent.; O. riparium H.B.K.] St. Thomas (according to Schlech- 
ter). 
PHILIBERTELLA CLAUSA (Jacq.) Vail. [Asclepias viminalis Sw.; 
Sarcostemma Brownei Meyer], recorded as from St. Thomas by West 
and by Eggers, has not been observed there by recent collectors. 
FISCHERIA CRISPIFLORA (Sw.) Schltr. [Cynanchum crispiflorum 
Sw.; F. scandens DC.] Forests, Spring-gut, St. Croix (according to 
Eggers). Known otherwise only from Cuba and Jamaica; the 
determination is doubtful. 
IBATIA MARITIMA (Jacq.) Dene. [Asclepias maritima Jacq.; 
Ibatia muricata Griseb.] Rocky hillsides and thickets, St. Thomas; 
St yan St bron. 
Hoya CARNOSA (L. f.) R. Br. Cultivated for ornament. 
STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA A. Brongn. Cultivated for ornament. 
CUSCUTACEAE 
CUSCUTA AMERICANA L. On trees and shrubs, St. Thomas; St. 
jan: St. Crom. 
CONVOLVULACEAE 
EVOLVULUS NUMMULARIUS L. Dry, shaded situations, St. Thomas; 
St. Jan; St. Crom. 
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