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Croton discolor Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 532. 1805.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra, Desecheo, Magueyes, Mona, Monito, Santiago, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, St. Thomas, ) ], Bahamas (native), Common Names: Lechecillo (Puerto Rico), Palo berracao (Dominican Republic), Palo verraco (Dominican Republic), Tremolina blanca (Dominican Republic), Citations:1). 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. 2). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 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). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 5). Lorenzo, J.S., B. Peguero, and A. Veloz. 2000. Flora de la Peninsula de Samana, Republica Dominicana. Moscosoa 9: 133-188. 6). 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. 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 22 Oct 09 |