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Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. microphylla (Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5, 2: 296. 1851.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Desecheo, Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Madagascar), Common Names: Baby puzzle (Jamaica), Bolisuelo (Dominican Republic), Botisuelo (Dominican Republic), Dentelle (Haiti), Esmeralda (Cuba), Frescura (Cuba), Golondrina (Dominican Republic), Humo americano (Cuba), Lace plant (Jamaica), Lace-plant (Bahamas), Madreperla (Puerto Rico), Mañanita (Cuba), Palmilla (Dominican Republic), Palmita (Dominican Republic), Panchita (Dominican Republic), Petite(s) dentelles (Haiti), Señorita (Cuba), Sereno de invierno (Dominican Republic), Tidentelles (Dominican Republic), Ti-dentelles (Haiti), Ti-teigne (L. Antilles), Yerba del tejado (Cuba), Yerbita menuda (Cuba), Synonyms: Parietaria microphylla L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1308. 1759.), Pilea trianthemoides (Sw.) Lindl. var. microphylla (L.) Wedd. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 107. 1869.), Urtica herniarifolia Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 359. 1805.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Bello Espinosa, D. 1883. Apuntes para la flora de Puerto Rico. Segunda parte. Anal. Soc. Española de Hist. Nat. 12: 103-130. 4). 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. 5). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 6). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 7). García, R., M. Mejía, B. Peguero, J. Salazar, and F. Jiménez. 2002. Flora y vegetación del parque nacional del Este, Republica Dominicana. Moscosoa 13: 22-58. 8). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 9). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 10). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 11). 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. 12). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 13). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 14). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 15). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 16). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 17). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 18). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu. Last edited 14 Apr 09 |