Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R.A. Howard (J. Arnold Arbor. 64: 266. 1983.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, Tortola, ) ], South America (native), Common Names: Arbre aux trésors (L. Antilles), Bois arcoquois (L. Antilles), Bois gri-gri (Haiti), Bois gris (Haiti), Bois gros-gros (Haiti), Bois margot (Haiti), Bois rada (L. Antilles), Bois-gli-gli (L. Antilles), Boquete (Dominican Republic), Buquete (Dominican Republic), Ciruelillo (Dominican Republic), Fruta de palo (Dominican Republic), Fuquete (Dominican Republic), Granadillo (Puerto Rico), Gre-gri (Haiti), Gri-gri jaune (Haiti), Gris-gris (Haiti), Guaraguao (Dominican Republic), Jocuma (Cuba), Jocuma amarilla (Cuba), Jucarillo (Cuba), Júcaro amarillo (Cuba), Júcaro blanco (Cuba), Júcaro bravo (Cuba), Júcaro común (Cuba), Magó (Dominican Republic), Mountain wild olive (Jamaica), Olivier (L. Antilles), Palo amarillo (Dominican Republic), Z'olivier (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler (Flora 49: 165. 1866.), Bucida capitata Vahl (Eclog. Amer. 1: 50. 1797 ["1796"].), Cordia tetraphylla Aubl. (Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 224. 1775.), Pseudolmedia bucidifolia Bello (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 109. 1883.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Bello Espinosa, D. 1883. Apuntes para la flora de Puerto Rico. Segunda parte. Anal. Soc. Española de Hist. Nat. 12: 103-130. 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). 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). 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). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 13). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 14). 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 15 Jul 09 |