Mosiera xerophytica (Britton) Salywon (J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 900. 2007.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( ) ], Common Names: Guayabacón (Puerto Rico), Synonyms: Eugenia xerophytica Britton (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51: 11. 1924.), 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). 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. 3). 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. 4). 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. 5). Salywon, A. 2007. Four new combinations in Mosiera (Myrtaceae) from the Caribbean. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1(2): 899-900. 6). The C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. 2003. Vascular plants type catalog. New York Botanical Garden. Website: sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/vasc/index.asp 7). 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 16 Apr 09 |