Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. (Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 377. 1917.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL),
Common Names: Ciruela de Madagascar (Puerto Rico), Governor's plum (Bahamas), Madagascar plum (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Gmelina indica Burm. f. (Fl. Ind. 132. 1768.),
Citations:1). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 2). 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. 3). 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. 4). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 5). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 6). USDA, ARS. 2008. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl?language=en
Originally in Flacourtiaceae.
Last edited 16 Apr 09