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Pereskia aculeata Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (naturalized) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Barbados gooseberry (L. Antilles), Camelia blanca (Dominican Republic), Coronia de novia (Cuba), Flor de cera (Cuba), Groseille-Barbade (L. Antilles), Groseille-pays (L. Antilles), Grosellero (Cuba), Grosellero americano (Cuba), Grosellero de la florida (Cuba), Guinda (Cuba), Hortensia de bejuco (Puerto Rico), Jazmín grosella (Cuba), Tomate americano (Cuba), Uva espinosa (Puerto Rico), West Indian gooseberry (Jamaica), Synonyms: Pereskia pereskia (L.) H. Karst. (Deut. Fl. 888. 1882.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483. 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). Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press. 5). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 6). 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. 7). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 8). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 9). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 10). Leuenberger, B.E. 1986. Pereskia (Cactaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 41: 1-141. 11). 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. 12). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 13). 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. 14). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 15). 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 22 Sep 10 |