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Dioscorea bulbifera L. (Sp. Pl. 1033. 1753) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Martinique, St. Kitts, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native: old world), Common Names: Bonay (Haiti), Bondá (Dominican Republic), Bondanza (Dominican Republic), Bonday (Dominican Republic), Igname massokor (Haiti), Masoco (Dominican Republic), Massoco (Dominican Republic), Massokop (Haiti), Monday (Dominican Republic), Ñame (Cuba), Ñame bobo (Cuba), Ñame cimarrón (Cuba), Ñame de cimarrón (Cuba), Ñame de monte (Cuba), Potato yam (Bahamas), Potato yam (Jamaica), Synonyms: Dioscorea latifolia Benth. (in W.J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 535. 1849.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483. 2). 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. 3). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 4). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 5). Bello Espinosa, D. 1883. Apuntes para la flora de Puerto Rico. Segunda parte. Anal. Soc. Española de Hist. Nat. 12: 103-130. 6). 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. 7). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 8). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 9). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 10). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 11). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 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 13). 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. Last edited 24 Apr 12 |