Conocarpus erectus L. var. sericeus E. Forst. ex DC. (Prodr. 3: 16. 1828.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Icacos, Vieques], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Common Names: Button bush (L. Antilles), Button mangrove (Jamaica), Button mangrove (L. Antilles), Chêne Guadeloupe (L. Antilles), Mangle gris (L. Antilles), Mangle rouge (L. Antilles), Manglier gris (L. Antilles), Mangue (L. Antilles), Olivier bord de mer (L. Antilles), Palétuvier (L. Antilles), Palétuvier gris (L. Antilles), Palétuvier rouge (L. Antilles), Paltivyé (L. Antilles), West Indian alder (L. Antilles), Yana salvia (Cuba),
Synonyms: Conocarpus sericeus (E. Forst. ex DC.) J. Jímenez Alm. (An. Univ. Santo Domingo 18: 126. 1953.),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 3). Jiménez, J.J. 1954. Plantas Nuevas para la ciencia, nuevas para la Hispaniola y nuevas para la Rpública Dominicana. Publicaciones de la Universidad Santo Domingo ser. 11, Vol. 92 (4): 5-50. 4). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 5). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
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