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Eugenia cordata (Sw.) DC. var. cordata (Prodr. 3: 272. 1828.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [St. Barthelemy, ], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra,], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Synonyms: Buxus cordifolia (Willd.) Spreng. (Syst. Veg. ed., 16, 3: 847. 1826), Myrtus cordata Sw. (Prodr. 78. 1788.), Myrtus ramiflora Vahl (in H. West, Bidr. Beskr. Ste. Croix 290. 1793.), Pseudanamomis cordata (Sw.) Bisse (Feddes Repert. 96: 511. 1985.), Tricera cordifolia Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 339. 1805), Citations:1). Acevedo-RodrÃguez, 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). 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. 5). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 14 Nov 05 |