JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 239 
Venezuela: near Caripe and Cumanacoa, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., 
vol. o, p. 389; Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 2319, 1856-57. Distribu- 
tion general in tropics. 
FLACOURTIACEAE. 
Casearia Jacq. 
C. PARViFOLiA Willd., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 628 (1799); Jacq., Hist. 
Stirp. Am., p. 127; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 23.— South Hill, 
El Valle, Johnston, no. 129, Aug. 31. Distributed from Cuba to 
Guiana. 
C. guianensis (Aubl.), n. comb. Iroucana guianensis Aubl., PI. 
Guian., vol. 1, p. 329, pi. 127 (1775). Casearia ramijiora Vahl, Symb., 
vol. 2, p. 50 (1791); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 24.— El Valle, 
Miller & Johnston, no. 19, Aug. 5. Distributed from Cuba to Bahia. 
C. SPIRALIS Johnston, Proc. Ainer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, p. 
691 (1905).— El Valle, River trail, Johnston, no. 283, Aug. 30. En- 
demic. 
C. SYLVESTRis Sw., Fl. Ind. Occ, vol. 2, p. 752 (1800).— El Valle, 
Miller & Johnston, no. 105, July IS; San Juan Mt., alt. 500 m., John- 
ston, no. 266, July 19. Further distribution, tropical America. 
Xylosma Forst. f. 
X. NiTiDUM (Hellen.) Gray ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 21 
(1859). Hisingera nitida Hellen., Vet. akad. handl. Stockli., 1792, 
p. 32, pi. 2 (1792). — Santa Ana, Ernst. Distributed in tropical 
America. 
TURNERACEAE. 
TURNERA L. 
T. DIFFUSA Willd. ex Schult., Syst., vol. 6, p. 679 (1820).— El 
Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 266, July 30, and Johnston, no. 288, 
July 15. Further distribution, Brazil, West Indies, and Central 
America. 
T. ULMiFOLiA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 271 (1753). — Asuncion, Miller & 
Johnston, no. 223, July 30. Further distribution, tropical America. 
