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Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Maria Galante,Martinique, Nevis, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Africa; Malesia; Australia), Common Names: Capitate spikerush (Bahamas), Espartillo de agua (Cuba), Jonc (Haiti), Jonc matte (Haiti), Jonc natte (Haiti), Junquillo (Dominican Republic), Synonyms: Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. (Prodr. 225. 1810.), Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake (Rhodora 20: 24. 1918.), Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake var. achlamydea Zavaro & Pabón (Fontqueria 42: 269. 1995.), Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. minor (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.), Eleocharis sintenisii Boeckeler (Beitr. Cyper. 1: 16. 1888.), Scirpus capitatus sensu Grisebach, non Linnaeus, 1753 (Fl. Brit. W. I. 570. 1864.), Scirpus caribaeus Rottb. (Descr. Pl. Rar. 24. 1772.), Scirpus geniculatus L. (Sp. Pl. 48. 1753.), Scirpus geniculatus Rottb. var. minor Vahl (Enum. Pl. 2: 251. 1805.), 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). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 3). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 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). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 10). Original publication consulted. 11). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 12). Proctor, G.R. 1996. Additions and Corrections to the Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. 51: 483-507. 13). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 14). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 15). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 16). 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 Sep 09 |