FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 187 



Ernodea littoralis Sw. Common in the pines on both islands 

 (sometimes near the shore). Flowers red or white. New Provi- 

 dence, Jan.; Rose Island, N.P., Feb.; Nicol's Town, March (102, 

 264). 



Spermacoce tenuior Lam. In the pines, N.P., Feb. (319). 

 Same as Eggers 4441. 



Galium hispidulum Mx. Conch Sound, April (523). Plants 

 glabrous, in leaf only. 



CUCURBITACE^ 



Anguria Keithii sp. nov. 



Stem climbing, glabrescent, somewhat sulcate; leaves deeply 

 divided with seven narrowly elliptical segments, 4-6.5 cm. long, 

 .5-1 cm. wide, outside segments lobed near the base; central segments 

 the narrowest, apex mucronate, tapering at base, margin entire 

 above but the three or five central segments with a few large mu- 

 cronate teeth (one to five on each side); petiole .5-2 cm.; leaves 

 rather thin, somewhat punctate beneath; tendrils simple, much 

 longer than the leaves; inflorescence racemose, the 3-6 flowers 

 approximate at the top of the peduncle; peduncle about 8 cm. 

 long, longer than the leaves, pedicels 5-9 mm. long; staminate 

 flowers, calyx tubular-campanulate, constricted at the throat, tube 

 5-7 mm. long, lobes 5, 2-3 mm. long, lanceolate, acuminate; petals 

 orange, elliptical, about i cm. in length, obtuse or shortly mucronate ; 

 stamens 2, included, anthers inserted about the middle of the tube, 

 sessile, lanceolate, acuminate or acute, about 6 mm. in length, repli- 

 cate below about one-third of the way ; pistillate flowers and fruit not 

 seen (556). 



Collected at Conch Sound, Andros, May 8. Comes nearest to 

 A. pedata Jacq., but differs in having leaves 7-cleft, segments narrower, 

 margin more deeply toothed, and leaves thinner ; flowers fewer, sepals 

 longer and acuminate. 



Named for Mr. Alexander Keith, of Edinburgh, on whose sisal 

 plantation the plant was collected. 



Plate 18. Anguria Keithii. Portion of vine, x f ; a, stamen, front view; n, 

 stamen, rear view. 



Trianosperma racemosa (Griseb.). T. & G. Conch Sound, 

 March (419). Same as Wright 1243. 



