Roystonea borinquena O.F. Cook (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 552. 1901) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, ) ], Common Names: Chou palmiste (Haiti), Palma (Dominican Republic), Palma caruta (Dominican Republic), Palma de yagua (Dominican Republic), Palma de yaguas (Puerto Rico), Palma real (Dominican Republic), Palma real (Puerto Rico), Palma real puertorriqueña (Puerto Rico), Palma yagua (Dominican Republic), Palmier (Haiti), Palmiste (Haiti), Palmiste royal (Haiti), Piste royal (Haiti), Synonyms: Roystonea hispaniolana L.H. Bailey (Gentes Herb. 4: 268. 1939.), Roystonea hispaniolana L.H. Bailey f. altissima Moscoso (Cat. Fl. Domingensis 1: 63. 1943.), Roystonea peregrina L.H. Bailey (Gentes Herb. 8: 127. 1949.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 3). 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. 4). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 5). De los Angeles, I., T. Clase, and B. Peguero. 2005. Flora y vegetación de Parque Nacional El Choco, Sosua, Provincia Puerto Plata, Republica Dominicana. Moscosoa 14: 10-55. 6). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 7). 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. 8). The C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. 2003. Vascular plants type catalog. New York Botanical Garden. Website: sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/vasc/index.asp 9). 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 31 Jul 09 |