Guettarda scabra (L.) Lam. (Tabl. Encycl. 2: 218. 1819.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Central America (native), South America (Venezuela),
Common Names: Bois madame (L. Antilles), Bois noir (L. Antilles), Bois savane (L. Antilles), Bon savage (L. Antilles), Bwa madam (L. Antilles), Carapacho (Cuba), Chicharrón de monte (Cuba), Cocuyo (Cuba), Cucubano (Puerto Rico), Cuero (Cuba), Jagüilla (Cuba), Palo de cucubano (Puerto Rico), Palo de dajao (Puerto Rico), Pigeon bay (L. Antilles), Pigeon fat (L. Antilles), Serrazuela (Puerto Rico), Velvet berry (Bahamas), White allee (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Guettarda ambigua DC. (Prodr. 4: 455. 1830.), Guettarda havanensis DC. (Prodr. 4: 455. 1830.), Guettarda rugosa Sw. (Prodr. 59. 1788.), Matthiola scabra L. (Sp. Pl. 1192. 1753.),
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