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Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth (in F.W.H.A. von Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1: 64. 1816.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native), Common Names: Alumbre (Dominican Republic), Alumbre (Haiti), Buche de paloma (Cuba), Corazón de hombre (Cuba), Cresson sauvage (Haiti), Gironflée (L. Antilles), Malimbé (L. Antilles), Man-to-man (Jamaica), Mourron (L. Antilles), Pepper elder (Jamaica), Queue de souris (L. Antilles), Rabbit ear (Jamaica), Rat ear (Jamaica), Ratta-temper (Jamaica), Siemprefresca (Dominican Republic), Siempreviva (Dominican Republic), Ti-mourron (L. Antilles), Yerba de la plata (Cuba), Synonyms: Panicum pellucida (L.) Kunth (Moscosoa 6: 86. 1990, error in table.), Peperomia concinna (Haw.) A. Dietr. (Sp. Pl. 1: 164. 1831.), Peperomia ephemera Ekman (Ark. Bot. 22A(9): 20. 1929.), Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth var. baileyana Trel. (J. Arnold Arbor. 54: 392. 1973.), Piper concinnum Haw. (Revis. Pl. Succ. 198. 1821.), Piper pellucidum L. (Sp. Pl. 30. 1753.), 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). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 4). 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. 5). 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. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 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). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 12). 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. 13). Mathieu, G. 2001-2007. Taxonomic Repertory of the Genus Peperomia. Website: www.peperomia.net 14). Original publication consulted. 15). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 16). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 17). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu. 18). Zuloaga, F.O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46: 1-662. Last edited 09 Jun 10 |