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Croton flavens L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1276. 1759.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (Venezuela), Common Names: Balsam (L. Antilles), Copaiba (L. Antilles), Cough bush (Bahamas), Feuilles pere (Haiti), Palo becerro (Dominican Republic), Palo blanco (Dominican Republic), Palo de barraco (Dominican Republic), Palo de berraco (Dominican Republic), Paobelia (Dominican Republic), Rock balsam (Bahamas), Rock sage (L. Antilles), Sage (L. Antilles), Ti baum (L. Antilles), Yellow balsam (Jamaica), Synonyms: Croton albidus Müll. Arg. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 645. 1866.), Croton althaeifolius Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Croton astroites Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 554. 1805.), Croton balsamifer Jacq. (Enum. Syst. Pl. 32. 1760.), Croton balsamifer sensu Bello, non Jacq. (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 110. 1883.), Croton flavens sensu Bello, non L. (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 110. 1883.), Croton flavens L. var. balsamifer (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 613. 1866.), Croton flavens L. var. rigidus Müll. Arg. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 613. 1866.), Croton flocculosus Geiseler (Croton. Monogr. 14. 1807.), Croton portoricensis P.T. Li (Guihaia 14: 131. 1994.), Croton rigidus (Müll. Arg.) Britton (In N.L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 481. 1924.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 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). Candolle, A. de. 1824-1873. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis. Vol. 1-17. Paris. 6). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 7). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 8). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 9). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 10). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 11). 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. 12). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 13). Liogier, A.H. and L.F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 14). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 15). 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 |