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Gymnosiphon niveus (Griseb.) Urb. (Symb. Antill. 3: 444. 1903.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Synonyms: Gymnosiphon fawcettii Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 294. 1907), Gymnosiphon germainii Urb. (Symb. Antill. 3: 444. 1903), Gymnosiphon parviflorus Urb. (Symb. Antill. 3: 443. 1903.), Gymnosiphon portoricensis Urb. (Symb. Antill. 3: 445. 1903.), Ptychomeria nivea Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 257. 1866), Ptychomeria parviflora (Urb.) Schltr. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 257. 1921), Ptychomeria portoricensis (Urb.) Schltr. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 257. 1921), 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). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). 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. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Maas, P.J.M. et al. 1986. Burmanniaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 42. 1-192. 7). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 8). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 9). 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 27 May 09 |