Cordia dentata Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 48. 1806.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Maria Galante,St. Barthelemy, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (exotic)[ Culebra, Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Arbre à glu (L. Antilles), Arbre à raisins (L. Antilles), Bois chique (Haiti), Bois-zizi (L. Antilles), Duppy cherry (Jamaica), Mahot blanc (L. Antilles), Mapou baril (L. Antilles), Mapou blanc (L. Antilles), Muñeco blanco (Dominican Republic), Yagua (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Calyptracordia alba (Jacq.) Britton, in part (In N.L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 123. 1925.), Cordia alba sensu authors, non (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 48. 1806.), Cordia calyptrata Bertero ex Spreng. (Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 1: 649. 1824 ["1825"].), Varronia calyptrata (Bertero ex Spreng.) DC. (Prodr. 9: 469. 1845.),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Candolle, A. de. 1824-1873. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis. Vol. 1-17. Paris. 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). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 7). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 8). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 9). 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. 10). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 11). Proctor, G.R. 1996. Additions and Corrections to the Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. 51: 483-507.
Originally in Boraginaceae.
Last edited 09 Sep 08