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Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng. (Syst. Veg. ed., 16, 2: 596. 1825.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Botija (Cuba), Emperatriz de la selva (Puerto Rico), Palo bobo (Cuba), Piñon botija (Cuba), Rosa imperial (Dominican Republic), Rosa imperial (Puerto Rico), Rose-of-Peru (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Bombax vitifolium Willd. (Enum. Pl. 2: 720. 1809.), Maximilianea vitifolia (Willd.) Spreng. (Syst. Veg. ed., 16, 2: 596. 1825.), Citations:1). 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. 2). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 3). D'Arcy, W.G. 1967. Annotated checklist of the Dicotyledons of Tortola, Virgin Islands. Rhodora 69: 385-450. 4). 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. 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 7). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 8). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 9). 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. 10). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 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). Poppendieck, H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1-34. 13). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 14). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft). 15). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 16). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 21 May 09 |