Erithalis odorifera Jacq. (Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 72. 1763.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], Bahamas (native),
Common Names: Bois chandelle (L. Antilles), Bois flambeau (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Erithalis fruticosa L. var. odorifera (Jacq.) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 336. 1861.), Erithalis rotundata Griseb. (Pl. Wright. 2: 507. 1862.),
Citations:1). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 2). 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. 3). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 4). 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 20 May 10