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Portulaca halimoides L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 639. 1762.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Mona, ], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Petite quinine (L. Antilles), Quinine amère (L. Antilles), Verdolaga (Cuba), Synonyms: Portulaca halimoides L. var. brevipilosa Poelln. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 94. 1941.), Portulaca martinicensis Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 342. 1907), Portulaca pilosa L. var. halimoides (L.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 15. 1898.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 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). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 6). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 7). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 8). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 9). 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. 10). 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. 11). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 12). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 13). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 14). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. Last edited 14 Apr 09 |