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Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. (Fl. Ind., ed. 1832, 2: 347. 1832.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Monserrat, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native), Common Names: Algarrobilla (Puerto Rico), Canéfice (L. Antilles), Kasondi senna (Bahamas), Séné zombi (L. Antilles), Zépiante -marron (L. Antilles), Zépiante-bâta (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Cassia occidentalis L. var. glabra sensu Stahl, non Vogel (Estud. Fl. Puerto Rico 3: 112. 1885.), Cassia proboscidea Pollard (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 281. 1896.), Cassia sophera L. (Sp. Pl. 379. 1753.), Ditremexa sophera (L.) Britton & Rose ex Britton & P. Wilson (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 372. 1924.), Citations:1). Barreto Valdes, A. 1998. Las Leguminosas de Cuba, I and II, Collecteana Bot. 24: 6-332. 2). 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. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). 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. 5). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 7). 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. 8). 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. 9). 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. 10). 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. 11). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 12). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org Last edited 15 Apr 09 |