Hedyosmum arborescens Sw. (Prodr. 84. 1788.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Dominica, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Common Names: Azafrán (Puerto Rico), Bois de l'eau (L. Antilles), Bois fragile (L. Antilles), Bois molle (L. Antilles), Bois-senti (L. Antilles), Cigar bush (Jamaica), Cold bush (Jamaica), Headache bush (Jamaica), Synonyms: Hedyosmum elegans Cordem. (Adansonia 3: 305. 1862.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 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). 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. 7). Todzia, C. 1988. Chloranthaceae: Hedyosmum. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 48: 1-139. Last edited 14 Apr 09 |