Desmanthus leptophyllus Kunth (in F.W.H.A. von Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 6: 264. 1824.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra,], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Langalet (Haiti),
Synonyms: Acuan guadeloupense Britton & Rose (N. Amer. Fl. 23(2): 133. 1928.), Acuan insulare Britton & Rose (N. Amer. Fl. 23(2): 133. 1928.), Desmanthus insularis (Britton & Rose) León (Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio "De La Salle" 9: 8. 1950.),
Citations:1). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 2). 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. 3). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 4). Luckow, M. 1993. Monograph of Desmanthus (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 38: 1-166. 5). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 6). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Last edited 01 Aug 07