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Alternanthera crucis (Moq.) Boldingh (Fl. Dutch W. Ind. Is. 1: 58. 1909.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Martinique, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra,], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Synonyms: Achyranthes portoricensis (Kuntze) Standl. (J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 73. 1915.), Alternanthera dolichocephala (Urb.) Urb. (Symb. Antill. 1: 302. 1899.), Alternanthera portoricensis Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 540. 1891.), Alternanthera sintenisii (Urb.) Uline (Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser., 1(5): 421. 1899.), Telanthera crucis Moq. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 362. 1849.), Telanthera dolichocephala Urb. (Symb. Antill. 1: 302. 1899.), Telanthera sintenisii Urb. (Symb. Antill. 1: 301. 1899.), Citations:1). Acevedo-RodrÃguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). 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. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 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). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 6). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 7). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 22 Mar 09 |