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Tectona grandis L. f. (Suppl. Pl. 151. 1782 ["1781"].) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (Cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (Cultivated) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Mexico (exotic), Old World (native: India to Indo-China), Common Names: Árbol del marfil (Cuba), Cabuya (Dominican Republic), Caracoli (L. Antilles), Hoja ancha (Dominican Republic), Hojancha (Dominican Republic), Teak (Jamaica), Teak (L. Antilles), Teca (Cuba), Teca (Dominican Republic), Teca (Puerto Rico), Teck (L. Antilles), Tek (Haiti), Synonyms: Tectona grandis L. f. f. punctata Moldenke (Phytologia 31: 28. 1975.), 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). Graveson, R. 2010. The plants of St. Lucia. Website: //saintlucianplants.com/index.html 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 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). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 9). 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. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 11). 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 12 Mar 09 |