Microstachys corniculata (Vahl) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 49. 1859.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (exotic), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Ortie marron (L. Antilles), Z'ortie-jardin (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Sebastiania corniculata (Vahl) Müll. Arg. var. corniculata (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1168. 1866.), Sebastiania corniculata (Vahl) Müll. Arg. var. tragioides (Mart.) Pax (in H.G.A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV, 147 V (Heft 52): 98. 1912.), Tragia corniculata Vahl (Eclog. Amer. 2: 55. 1798.),
Citations:1). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 2). 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. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 5). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 6). 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. 7). 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. 8). Original publication consulted. 9). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org
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