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Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 362. 1766.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Caña amarga (Dominican Republic), Cortadera (Cuba), Cortadera (Dominican Republic), Cortadera de ciénaga (Cuba), Cortadera de dos filos (Cuba), Cortadora de ciénaga (Puerto Rico), Cuchillito (Dominican Republic), Cumaní (Dominican Republic), Herbe rasoir (Haiti), Saw grass (Bahamas), Saw grass (Jamaica), Serrucho (Puerto Rico), Z'herbe rasoir (Haiti), Synonyms: Cladium mariscus sensu Urb., non (L.) Pohl (Symb. Antill. 4: 124. 1903.), Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl subsp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40: 523. 1938.), Mariscus jamaicensis (Crantz) Britton (in J.K. Small, Fl. Miami 3. 1913.), Schoenus cladium Sw. (Prodr. 19. 1788.), 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). 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. 4). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 7). Original publication consulted. 8). 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. 9). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 11). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 12). 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 28 Dec 09 |