Cosmos sulphureus Cav. (Icon. 1: 56. 1791.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], North America (exotic), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (exotic), Old World (Philippines),
Common Names: Cosmos (Cuba), Cosmos (Dominican Republic), Cosmos (Puerto Rico), Estrella del norte (Cuba), Panchita (Puerto Rico), Yemita (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Cosmos aurantiacus Klatt (Leopoldina 25: 105. 1889.),
Citations:1). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 2). D'Arcy, W.G. 1967. Annotated checklist of the Dicotyledons of Tortola, Virgin Islands. Rhodora 69: 385-450. 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. 1962. Flora de Cuba. Vol 5. Rubiales, Valerianales, Cucurbitales, Campanulales, and Asterales. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 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). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft).
Last edited 06 Oct 08