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Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm. (Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 204. 1972.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Thomas, ) ], North America (exotic: FL), Old World (native: Asia, Malesia), Common Names: Boca de dragón (Cuba), Boca de dragón (Dominican Republic), Boca de dragón (Puerto Rico), Boca de lobo (Cuba), Burriquito (Dominican Republic), Cojate (Cuba), Colonia (Cuba), Colonia amarilla (Cuba), De tui maux (Haiti), Dragón (Cuba), Dragón (Dominican Republic), Jockey club (Dominican Republic), Lengua de lobo (Cuba), Lobo (Cuba), Palo santo (Dominican Republic), Pepu (Cuba), Pepú (Cuba), Pimienta Angola (Puerto Rico), Pink porcelain lily (L. Antilles), Shell flower (L. Antilles), Shell ginger (L. Antilles), Tous maux (Haiti), Synonyms: Alpinia speciosa (J.C. Wendl.) K. Schum. (Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land 29. 1889.), Costus zerumbet Pers. (Syn. Pl. 1: 3. 1805.), Languas speciosa (J.C. Wendl.) Small (Fl. S.E. U.S., ed. 2, 307. 1913.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 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). Esquivel, M., H. Knüpffer, and K. Hammer. 1992. Inventory of the cultivated plants. Pp. 213-454. In: Hammer, K et al. (eds.) Origin, evolution and diversity of Cuban plant genetic resources. Gatersleben 4). Graveson, R. 2010. The plants of St. Lucia. Website: //saintlucianplants.com/index.html 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 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). 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. 9). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 10). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft). 11). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 12). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 24 Apr 12 |