Zephyranthes puertoricensis Traub. (Pl. Life 7: 37. 1951.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (cultivated), Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, ) ], Bahamas (native), Central America (Panama), South America (native), Common Names: Barbados snow drop (L. Antilles), Brujita (Cuba), Duende blanco (Dominican Republic), Duende blanco (Puerto Rico), Lis-savane (L. Antilles), Petit lis blanc (L. Antilles), Sibojitu (L. Antilles), White snowdrop (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Atamosco tubispatha sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non (L' Hér.) M. Gómez (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 158. 1923.), 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). 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). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 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). 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. 8). Urquiola Cruz, A.J. and S. Gonzáles León. 2009.Amarillidaceae. Flora de la República de Cuba, Serie A, Plantas Vasculares. Fasc. 15(3): 1-35. 9). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do 10). 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. Originally in Alliaceae. Last edited 28 Jul 09 |