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Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst. (in H.G.A. Engler & K.A.E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 79. 1891.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. Thomas, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Herbe à disane (L. Antilles), Herbe à tisane (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Vandellia diffusa L. (Mant. Pl. 1: 89. 1767.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Albach, D.C., H.M. Meudt and B. Oxelman. 2005. Piecing together the “new” Plantaginaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 92: 297-315. 3). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 7). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 8). Rahmanzadeh, R. et al. 2005. The Linderniaceae and Gratiolaceae are further lineages distinct from the Scrophulariaceae (Lamiales). Plant Biol. 7: 67-78. 9). Stevens, P.F. 2007. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 8. Website: www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/ Last edited 12 Jan 10 |