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Pereskia grandifolia Haw. (Suppl. Pl. Succ. 85. 1819.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Monserrat, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic: FL), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (native), Common Names: Abrojo (Cuba), Abrojo de la Florida (Cuba), Agujas y alfileres (Cuba), Albóndiga (Cuba), Bella hortensia (Cuba), Bruja (Cuba), Corazón de novio (Cuba), Corona de Cristo (Cuba), Corona del señor (Cuba), Espina del señor (Cuba), Gracia de dios (Cuba), Hortensia trepadora (Puerto Rico), Pinedo blanco (Cuba), Yamaquey (Cuba), Synonyms: Rhodocactus grandifolius (Haw.) F.M. Knuth (in C. Backeberg & F.M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 97. 1935.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press. 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). D'Arcy, W.G. 1967. Annotated checklist of the Dicotyledons of Tortola, Virgin Islands. Rhodora 69: 385-450. 5). 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. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 8). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 9). Leuenberger, B.E. 1986. Pereskia (Cactaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 41: 1-141. 10). 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. 11). 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. 12). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. Last edited 07 Jul 09 |