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Cordia obliqua Willd. (Sp. Pl. 1: 1072. 1798.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Guana Islands, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Common Names: Ateje americano (Cuba), Cereza blanca (Puerto Rico), Clammy cherry (L. Antilles), Coco chat (L. Antilles), Gum (L. Antilles), Kaka poul (L. Antilles), Sticky cherry (L. Antilles), Uva gomosa (Cuba), White manjack (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Cordia blancoi sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non S. Vidal (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 369. 1926), Cordia tremula Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 479. 1862.), Citations:1). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 2). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 3). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 4). 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. 5). Original publication consulted. 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). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft). Originally in Boraginaceae. Last edited 24 Apr 12 |