Commelina diffusa Burm. f. (Fl. Ind. 18. 1768.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Beata, Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, Santiago, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Africa; Malesia; Asia), Common Names: Canutillo (Cuba), Cañutillo (Cuba), Cohítre (Puerto Rico), Cohítre azul (Puerto Rico), Cojitre (Puerto Rico), Creeping day-flower (Bahamas), Curage (L. Antilles), French weed (L. Antilles), Herbe grasse (L. Antilles), Pitilla (Cuba), Water grass (Jamaica), Water grass (L. Antilles), Yerba de sapo (Cuba), Yerba del sapo (Cuba), Synonyms: Commelina cayennensis Rich. (Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105. 1792.), Commelina longicaulis Jacq. (Collectanea 3: 234. 1791 ["1789"].), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 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). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 8). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 9). 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. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 11). 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 24 Apr 12 |