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Yucca aloifolia L. (Sp. Pl. 319. 1753) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Anguilla, Antigua, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[ Magueyes,], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Guana Islands, St. John, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (exotic), Old World (exotic), Common Names: Adam's needle (L. Antilles), Aguja de adán (Puerto Rico), Bayoneta (Cuba), Bayoneta (Dominican Republic), Bayoneta española (Puerto Rico), Bayonette (Haiti), Cucarachita (Cuba), Espino (Cuba), Flor de Jericó (Dominican Republic), Indian bread plant (Dominican Republic), Jericó (Dominican Republic), Mata de huevo (Puerto Rico), Pingouin (Haiti), Pinguin (Haiti), Piñón de puñal (Cuba), Spanish bayonet (Bahamas), Spanish bayonet (Virgin Islands), Spanish bayonette (Haiti), Spanish dagger (Jamaica), Yuca (Dominican Republic), Yucca (L. Antilles), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 3). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 4). 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. 5). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 8). 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. 9). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 11). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 12). 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 24 Apr 12 |