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Piper dilatatum Rich. (Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105. 1792.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Bwa mal lésto (L. Antilles), Candle bush (L. Antilles), Grande malimbé (L. Antilles), Malanbé (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Artanthe bredemeyeri (J. Jacq.) Miq. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 170. 1859.), Piper balbisianum C. DC. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 205. 1902.), Piper bredemeyeri J. Jacq. (Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 13: 96. 1879.), Piper dilatatum Rich. var. vincentianum C. DC. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 198. 1902.), Piper eggersii C. DC. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 200. 1902.), Piper readii C. DC. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 197. 1902.), Piper verrucosum Willd. (Sp. Pl. 1: 163. 1797.), Schilleria ulmifolia Kunth (Linnaea 13: 698. 1839.), 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). 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. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 6). 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. 7). 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. 8). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 9). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 04 Jun 10 |