FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 207 



Of these 453 species, 76 are widely distributed, being common 

 in warm countries on both continents. 



Distribution of the 128 Species pound in New Providence and An- 



DROS, BUT not REPORTED FROM CuBA 



Peculiar to the Bahamas, 34 



Found in south Florida, 47 



Found in southern United States, 28 



Found in Jamaica, 20 



, Found in Virgin Islands, , 10 



Found in Windward Islands, 14 



Found in Mexico and Central America, 8 



Found in South America, 10 



Found in Haiti, 10 



The 34 species that are apparently endemic are as follows : Pinus 

 Bahamensis, Acacia choriophylla, Buxus Bahamensis, Passiflora 

 pectinata, Jacaranda Bahamensis, Jacaranda cmulea, Vemonia 

 Bahamensis, Thouinia discolor, Ccesalpinia ovalifolia, Phyllanthus 

 Bahamensis, Casearia Bahamensis, and Reynosia Northropiana ; 

 and the following described and figured as new in this report : Thrinax 

 Bahamensis, Paurotis Androsana, Cycle spathe Northropi (the last 

 two new genera), Hymenocallis arenicola. Vanilla articulata, Pithe- 

 colobium Bahamense, Cassia Carihcea, Linum Bahamense , Erythroxylon 

 reticulatum, Phorodendron Northropice, Helicteres spiralis, Xylosma 

 ilicifolia, Terminalia spinosa, Tecoma Bahamensis, Cateshcea fasci- 

 culata, Myrstiphyllum ligustifolium, Crassopetalum coriaceum, Meta- 

 stelma barbatum, Heliotr opium nanum, Aletris bracteata. Angaria 

 Keithii, Eupatorium Bahamense. Of the 34 species, 21 were found 

 only on Andros. 



Of the other species formerly considered endemic (Report of 

 Committee appointed for Purpose of Exploring the Flora of the Ba- 

 hamas, W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Sec, 1888) Phialanthiis myrtilloides 

 and Antirrhoea myrtifolia have since been reported from Cuba ; Salmea 

 petrobioides has been reported by Hitchcock as occurring in Grand 

 Cayman and Bletia purpurea has proved to be not distinct from B. 

 verecunda. 



Distribution of the 250 Species found in New PRO\aDENCE and 

 Andros, and also in South Florida 

 Found in the United States, north of tropical Florida, 108 

 Found in Cuba, 202 



