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Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 69: 76. 1958.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Old World (native: Australia; New Guinea), Common Names: Aceite de cayeput (Puerto Rico), Bálsamo de cayeput (Puerto Rico), Cajeput tree (Bahamas), Cayeput (Cuba), Cayeputi (Puerto Rico), Melaleuca (Cuba), Paperbark tree (Bahamas), Punk tree (Bahamas), Citations:1). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 2). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 3). 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. 4). 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. Last edited 24 Apr 12 |