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Opuntia antillana Britton & Rose (Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 73. 1918.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, ], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Common Names: Chardon cardasse (Haiti), Chat au volant (Haiti), Guasábara pilotera (Dominican Republic), Piquant couéna (Haiti), Piquant rouge (Haiti), Piquant sauteur (Haiti), Raquette espagnole (Haiti), Raquette pagnole (Haiti), Tuna (Dominican Republic), Synonyms: Opuntia domingensis Britton & Rose ex Urb. (Symb. Antill. 8: 466. 1920.), Citations:1). Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). Britton, N.L. and J.N. Rose. 1937. The Cactaceae. Dover, New York. 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). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). 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. 7). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. Last edited 08 Apr 10 |