Cornutia pyramidata L. (Sp. Pl. 628. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Azulejo (Dominican Republic), Bois caral (L. Antilles), Bois casava (L. Antilles), Bois pou-poule (L. Antilles), Bwa kasav (L. Antilles), Palo de vidrio (Dominican Republic), Penda azul (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Cornutia pyramidata L. f. serrata Moldenke (Phytologia 52: 230. 1982),
Citations:1). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 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). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 5). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 6). 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. 7). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 8). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Originally in Verbenaceae.
Last edited 02 Mar 07