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Euphorbia articulata Aubl. (Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 480. 1775.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Culebra, Desecheo, Icacos, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), Common Names: Bois lait (L. Antilles), Bushy spurge (Bahamas), Synonyms: Chamaesyce articulata (Aubl.) Britton (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 574. 1916.), Chamaesyce vahlii (Willd. ex Klotzsch & Garcke) P. Wilson (Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 395. 1917.), Euphorbia linearis Retz. (Observ. Bot. 3: 32. 1783.), Citations:1). Acevedo-RodrÃguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 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). 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. 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). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 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 Last edited 23 Oct 09 |