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Malpighia linearis Jacq. (Enum. Syst. Pl. 21. 1760.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Barbuda, Martinique, Monserrat, Nevis, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], Common Names: Bois royal (L. Antilles), Cerisier (L. Antilles), Cow-itch bush (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Malpighia angustifolia L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 610. 1762.), Malpighia angustifolia L. var. linearis (Jacq.) Nied. (Malpighia 9. 1899.), Malpighia angustifolia L. var. oblongata Nied. (Malpighia 9. 1899.), 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). 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). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 5). 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. 6). 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. 7). Meyer, F.K. 2000. Revision der gattung Malpighia. Phanerog. Monogr. 23: 1-630 [+ photos]. 8). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org Last edited 01 Apr 10 |