Andira inermis (W. Wright) DC. (Prodr. 2: 475. 1825) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (W. Africa), Common Names: Angelin (Jamaica), Angelin (Puerto Rico), Anndjélinn (L. Antilles), Bois palmiste (Haiti), Cabbage bark tree (Jamaica), Caconnier rouge (L. Antilles), Dédéfouden (L. Antilles), Jumbie bead (L. Antilles), L'angelin (L. Antilles), Mata becerro (Dominican Republic), Moca (Cuba), Moca (Puerto Rico), Palo de burro (Dominican Republic), Palo de maco (Dominican Republic), Palo maco (Dominican Republic), Pois palmiste (Haiti), Sarinette (L. Antilles), West Indian walnut (L. Antilles), Yaba (Cuba), Yaba colorada (Cuba), Synonyms: Andira jamaicensis Urb. (Symb. Antill. 4: 298. 1905.), Andira sapindoides (DC.) Benth. (J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(Suppl): 123. 1860.), Geoffroea inermis W. Wright (London Med. J. 8: 256. 1787.), Pterocarpus sapindoides DC. (Prodr. 2: 419. 1825.), 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). Bello Espinosa, D. 1883. Apuntes para la flora de Puerto Rico. Segunda parte. Anal. Soc. Española de Hist. Nat. 12: 103-130. 5). 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. 6). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago: This flora was published in many parts with many authors. There is no overall editor. R. O. Williams was author of the first treatment and of many others. 7). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 8). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 9). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 10). 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. 11). 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. 12). 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. 13). Pennington, R.T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64: 1-143. 14). Stahl, A. 1883-1888. Estudios sobre la flora de Puerto-Rico. Folleto I-VI. Tip. El Asimilista, San Juan (Folleto I); Tip. González and Cía, San Juan (Folleto II-VI). Puerto Rico. 15). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 28 Apr 09 |