Sida salviifolia C. Presl (Reliq. Haenk. 2(2): 110. 1835.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Monserrat, St. Barthelemy, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Culebrita, Mona, ], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Escoba parada (Puerto Rico), Synonyms: Sida erecta Macfad. (Fl. Jamaica 1: 80. 1837.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 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). Fosberg, F.R. 1976. Revisions in the flora of St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands. Rhodora 78: 79-119. 4). Fryxell, P.A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25. 1-522. 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). 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. 9). Proosdij, A.S.J. van, P. Ketner, P.J.M. Maas, J.A. Freitas and M.J. Jansen-Jacobs. 2001. Arnoldo's Zakflora. 3rd ed. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 10). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 16 Apr 09 |