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Mikania micrantha Kunth (in F.W.H.A. von Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 4: 105. 1818.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Bejuco cepú (Dominican Republic), Bejuco de finca (Dominican Republic), Bejuco de lilí (Dominican Republic), Bitter vine (L. Antilles), Cepú (Dominican Republic), Cepucillo (Dominican Republic), Climbing hempweed (Bahamas), Guaco (Jamaica), Guaco (L. Antilles), Guaco falso (Puerto Rico), Herb à vache (L. Antilles), Ipomea cimarrona (Cuba), Kacho (L. Antilles), Liane françois (Haiti), Liane serpent (L. Antilles), Liane sor François (Haiti), Liane sor Grancoise (Haiti), Locatoire (L. Antilles), Mata finca (Dominican Republic), Matafinca (Dominican Republic), Tumba finca (Dominican Republic), Tumbafinca (Dominican Republic), Verdolín (Dominican Republic), Wappe (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Eupatorium scandens sensu authors, non L. , Mikania batatifolia DC. (Prodr. 5: 197. 1836.), Mikania deltoides Poepp. ex Spreng. (Syst. Veg. ed., 16, 3: 423. 1826.), Mikania scandens sensu authors non. (L.) Willd. , Mikania tamoides DC. (Prodr. 5: 197. 1836.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). 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. 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). 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. 7). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 8). 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. 9). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 10). 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. 11). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 12). Specialist consulted. Last edited 06 Aug 09 |