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Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 154. 1859.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), Common Names: Bois de fredoche (L. Antilles), Grande ortie (L. Antilles), Mal hombre (Puerto Rico), Nettle (L. Antilles), Ortiga colorada (Puerto Rico), Synonyms: Urera magna Britton (Torreya 3: 90. 1903.), Urtica caracasana Jacq. (Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 71. 1798.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). 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. 3). 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. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). 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. 6). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 7). 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. 8). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 9). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 14 Apr 09 |