Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. (in F.A.W. Miquel, Pl. Jungh. 224. 1852.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( Tortola, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native: Africa; Asia), Common Names: Amor seco (Cuba), Zarzabacoa peluda (Puerto Rico), Synonyms: Hedysarum barbatum L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1170. 1759.), Meibomia barbata (L.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 195. 1891.), 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). Capdevila, M. B. 1994. A taxonomic revision of the genus Desmodium Desv. (Leguminosae) for Flora of Ecuador. University of Aarhus, Denmark: 1-44 (unpublished thesis). 3). 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. 4). International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS). 2005-2010. School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, United Kingdom. http//www.ildis.org 5). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 6). 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. 7). 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. 8). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 9). 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. 10). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org Last edited 24 Sep 10 |