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68 CLIJSLACEAE~OMBRETACEAE SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
seeds with a thin reddish axil.
Martinique and St. Lucia; in Dominica common in rainforest,
particularly on wet slopes at 100-750 m: Belle Fille area
(Nicolson 2028, Webster 13481), Breakfast River (Hodge
1925), Carib Reserve (Hodge 3247, Taylor 38A), Deux
Branches (Hodge 3463), Dleau Gommier (Nicolson 4054,
Freshwater Lake (Wasshausen & Ayensu 332), Jean (Ernst
1820), La Chaudiexe (Hodge 3672), L’Or River (Nicolson
2068), Morne Couronne-Pont Casse area (Chambers 2762,
Ernst 1980, Stern & Wasshausen 2549, Webster 13229, Wilbur
7765), Sylvania (Hodge 536), Syndicate (Whitefoord 4378).
COCHLOSPERMACEAE
(by R. DeFilipps)
Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willdenow) Willdenow ex
Sprengel (including Cochlospermum regium (Schrank) Pilger),
with glabrous leaves, doubled flowers, pubescent ovary and
stamens red below, was also collected in the Roseau Botanic
Garden (Fairchild s.n.). According to Bornstein (in Howard,
1989, 5:341) Hodge 3950 (at GH) is C. vitifolium, not C.
religiosum.
COMBRBXACEAE
Neotropical whitewood, Bucida buceras Linnaeus, is cultivated
in the Roseau Botanic Garden (Hodge 944). This species
keys to Buchenavia, from which it differs by calyx lobes
persistent on hit or tardily deciduous, anthers versatile, and
fruit to 6 mm long. It is native to Guadeloupe. Stehl6 et al.
(1949,3: 112) report that it is not on Martinique although there
is a specimen (Duss 4104 at US) collected Aug 1899 from
“Case-Mote (sur le bord de la partie superieure de la rivibre de
Case Pilote, sommet du Morne Laroche.. .alt. 160 m)” and was
described as “Grand arbre.. .assez rare.”
Combretum rotundifohm L. Richard was cultivated in
Roseau Botanic Garden (Hodge 3941) under the name
Combretum laxum Aublet. This is a climber with opposite
leaves and spectacular, red, bottle-brush-like inflorescences.
Quisqualis indica Linnaeus, a vine with opposite leaves,
fragrant, elongate, pink to white flowers (aging red) is reported
from Dominica by Bornstein (in Howard, 1989,5460).
1. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic ...... Laguncularia
1. Leaves alternate, obovate.
2. Leaves 1.5 dm long; fruits compressed; seashore
........................ Terminalia
Buchenavia Eichler
Buchenavia tetraphylla
B~he~via tetraphylla (Aublet) Howard, 1983:266.
Cordia tetraphylla Aublet, 1775227, pl. 88.
Bucirb capitata Vahl, 1797. Eclog., 1:50.
Euchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler, 1866: 164.-Little
1964:386, pl. 180.
& Wadsworth,
Z’olivier.
Large, deciduous tree to 30 m and 3 m dbh; leaves narrowly
obovate-cuneate, to 9 cm long; calyx lobes early deciduous;
anthers adnate to filament, immobile; fruit ellipsoid, to 3 cm
long.
Panama, Brazil, and West Indies; in Dominica common in
rainforest to 550 m: Calibishie (Hodge 31 75), Dublanc (Hodge
2538), La Plaine (Ernst 1909, Laudat (Hodge 2023). Lisdara
(Hodge 2494), Magua (Stehle 3427), Milton Estate (Hodge
2665), Sylvania (Hodge 1313), Syndicate (DHN!).
Laguncularia Gaer tner
Laguncularia racemosa
Laguncularicl racemosa (Linnaeus) C. Gaertner, 1807:207, pl. 217: fig.
3.-Little & Wadsworth, 1964:392, pl. 183.
Conocarpus racemosa Linnaeus, 1759a:930.
White mangrove.
Small, evergreen, prop-rooted tree: leaves with conspicuous
open glands around outer leaf edge; petiole biglandular near
apex; inflorescence spicate; calyx persistent, shortly 5-lobed;
petals small.
Coastal neotropics and West Africa; new record for
Dominica at edge of Cludium jamaicense swamp with Annona
glabra: Cabrit swamp (Nicolson 41 77, Whitefoord 4052,
5924).
This is one of the true mangroves, a group of plants not
previously known from Dominica.
Terminalia Linnaeus, nom. cons.
Termhalia arjuna (Roxburgh) Wight & Amott of India,
with smaller, oblong-elliptic leaves and 5-winged fruits, was
cultivated in the Botanic Gardens (Hodge 943).
Terminalia catappa
Terminah catappa Linnaeus. 1767a:674; 1767b:128.-Little & Wadsworth,
1964:391, pl. 184.
Sea almond, z’amande, zamandier, wild almond.
Tree to 15 m; leaves obovate, to 25 cm long, with open
domatia below and 2 glands at base; fruit ovoid to ellipsoid,
laterally compressed, 5-6 cm long.
Native to Asia; naturalized and common in Dominica near
sea level: Calibishie (Hodge 3148), Canefield (Nicolson Ian),
Carib Reserve (Hodge 3337), Hatton Garden (Hodge 3065), La
Plaine (Ramage s.n.), Mahaut (Morden 3), Marigot (Hodge
531), Mero (Stern & Wasshausen 2432), Pagua Bay (Wilbur
7530), Pointe Mulatre (Whitefoord 3729), Pointe Ronde