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Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A. DC. (Prodr. 8: 336. 1844.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Old World (native: Africa), Common Names: Ciruela de Natal (Puerto Rico), Perunquilla (Puerto Rico), Synonyms: Arduina grandiflora E. Mey. (Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 190. 1838.), Carissa grandiflora (E. Mey.) A. DC. (Prodr. 8: 335. 1844.), 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). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Fosberg, F.R. 1976. Revisions in the flora of St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands. Rhodora 78: 79-119. 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). 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. 7). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do 8). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu. Last edited 30 Mar 09 |