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228 VERBENACEAE-VRACEAE SMITHSON” CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
Soufriere (Lloyd 458), South Chiltem (Ernst I121), Sylvania
(Cooper 72, Hodge 874), Syndicate (Whitefoord 4532), sine
loc. (Iway 154).
Stachytarpheta jamaicensb
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Linnaeus) Vahl, 1804, Enum., 1:206.-Moldenke,
1980101.
Verbena jamaicensis Linnaeus, 1753:19.
Cymburus urtic$oh Salisbury, 1806, sub pl. 53, nom. illeg., ”wticaefdius.”
Woody herbs to 1 m; leaves scabrous above, elliptic, to 9 cm
x 4.5 cm, apex obtuse, base decurrent to petiole l/2 the leaf
length, teeth obtuse, antrorse (pointing forward); spikes to 35
cm; corolla dark blue (ours), much exceeding calyx, limb to 1.2
cm broad.
Neotropical weed; in Dominica at low to midelevations:
Cabrits (Whitefoord 4073, Colihaut (Ernst 1135), Delices
(Whitefoord 3669), La Savanne (Whitefoord 4516), Lisdara
(Cooper 144, Hodge 2413, Mero Valley (Ember 931), Milton
(Hodge 2596), Salybia (Hodge 3213), Soufriere (Lloyd 449),
South Chiltem (Ernst 1122, Hodge 1486), Syndicate (Whitefoord
3502).
Caribs are said to use this and the previous species for
medicinal and ritual purposes (Hodge and Taylor, 1957:601).
Adjanohoun et al. (1985:189, pl. 155) reported several
medicinal uses.
Stachytarpheta urtictfolia
Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims, 1816, “wticaefolia.”
Cymburus wtic$olius sensu Salisbury, 1806, as to illustration, not as to type.
Suffrutescent herb; leaves broadly elliptic, to 5 cm x 3 cm,
apex acute, base decurrent to slender 1 cm petiole, teeth acute,
f divergent; spikes to 35 cm; corolla violet, much exceeding
calyx.
Native to Asia, apparently introduced elsewhere, such as
Puerto Rico, ksser Antilles; in rainforests of Dominica at
mid-elevations: Delices (Whitefoord 3670), Laudat (Lloyd
234), Lisdara (Hodge 875B), Pont Case (Wilbur 7780),
Ridgefield Estate (Hodge 2184).
Sims’ binomial must be treated as a new name, not a new
combination, under Art. 72, Note 1 (ICBM, because the
epithet-bringing synonym, Cymburus urticifolius Salisbury, is
an illegitimate renaming of Verbena jamaicensis Linnaeus.
Sims explicitly excluded the Linnaean species.
Vitex Linnaeus
Howard (1989, 6:244) indicated a report of Vitex incisa
Lamarck being cultivated on Dominica. This is generally
regarded as a synonym of Vitex negundo Linnaeus.
Vitex divaricata
Vitex divaricata Swartz, 1788:93.-Moldenke, 1980:lOl.
Bois lezard.
Shrub or tree with peeling bark leaves (1-)3-foliolate,
leaflets elliptic, to 10 cm x 6 cm, acute, base rounded; petioles
to 9 cm, petiolules 1 cm; inflorescence an axillary panicle,
few-flowered; corolla blue, limb 1 cm broad; drupe with 1
4-locular pyrene.
West Indies; in Dominica at lower to mid-elevations: Clarke
Hall (Ernst 1713), Pointe Michel (Ramage s.n.), sine loc.
(Fairchild s.n., Imray 144,264,348 at K).
Hodge and Taylor (1957:602) said that the Caribs use the
timber and that the burnt bark serves to treat ulcers.
Viola stipuloris Swartz, 1788:117.
VIOLACEAE
Viola stipularis
Spreading herb, erect to 3 dm; stipules fimbriate, longer than
petioles; sepals auricled at base; petals pinkish, lavender or
bluish-white.
Lesser Antilles and northern South America; occasional in
Dominica in openings at or near summits, 1100-1400 m, of the
two highest mountains: Mome Diablotins (Nicolson 4081,
Webster 13366, Wasshausen & Ayensu 409), Mome Trois
Pitons (Hodge 432, Ernst 1225, Wilbur 8085), sine loc. (Krauss
s.n. at GH).
The Krauss collection indicates climbing of a major
mountain of Dominica more than 150 years ago.
VITACEAE
Leea indica (N. Burman) Merrill, an herbaceous shrub with
bipinnate leaves, was recently collected in fruit in the Roseau
Botanic Gardens (Whitefoord 6120). The genus is often put in
its own family, Leeaceae.
Vitis vinifera Linnaeus, the grape, has been observed in
cultivation in Mrs. Didier’s garden and at Canefield (DHN!).
Cissus Linnaeus
According to VClez (1957: 117) Cissus trifoliata (Linnaeus)
Linnaeus, with trifoliolate and fleshy leaves, occurs in
Dominica. This has not been confirmed and Seems unlikely.
Cissus verticillata
Cissus verticillata (Linnaeus) Nicolson & Jarvis, 1984:727.
Viscum verticillatum Linnaeus. 1753:1023; 1759a:1289; 1763:1452.
Cissus sicyoides Linnaeus, 1759a:8977; 1762:170.-Grisebach, 1860:lM.
Phoradendron verticillatum (Linnaeus) DNW, 1914 [Feb]:422. non Fawcett &
Rendle [for latter. vide Phoradendron trinervium].
Corde quad.
Vine with leaf-opposed tendrils; leaves simple, cordate to
deltoid, slightly serrate, membranaceous; inflorescences leafopposed;
calyx red; petals 4, cream, quickly deciduous; fruit
purple.