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Croton eluteria (L.) W. Wright (London Med. J. 8: 249. 1787.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], ], Bahamas (native), Common Names: Cascarilla bark (Bahamas), Cascarilla bark (Jamaica), Eleuthera bark (Bahamas), Sweetwood bark (Bahamas), Synonyms: Clutia eluteria L. (Sp. Pl. 1042. 1753.), Croton eluteria (L.) W. Wright subsp. homolepidus (Müll. Arg.) Borhidi (Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 69: 48. 1977.), Croton homolepidus Müll. Arg. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 518. 1866.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 3). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 4). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 5). 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 |