Prockia crucis L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1074. 1759.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Baría boba (Cuba), Cuaba boba (Cuba), Guásima de costa (Cuba), Guasimilla (Cuba), Guasimilla de costa (Cuba), Lanilla de sierra (Cuba), Synonyms: Prockia tomentosa A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 218. 1841), Trilix crucis (L.) Griseb. (Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 165. 1857), 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). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). 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. 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). Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859-1864. Flora of the British West Indian Islands. Lovell Reeve & Co., London. 789 pp. 6). Gutiérrez Amaro, J. 2000. Flacourtiaceae. Flora de la República de Cuba, Serie A, Plantas Vasculares. Fasc. 5(1): 1-76. 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). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 12). Sagra, R. de la, 1841-1851. Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba; plantes vasculaires. Paris (French edition). 13). Sleumer, H.O. 1980. Flacourtiaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 22: 1-500. Originally in Flacourtiaceae. Last edited 16 Apr 09 |