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Morinda citrifolia L. (Sp. Pl. 176. 1753.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Grenada, Barbados, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Culebra, Mona, Santiago, Vieques], Virgin Islands (naturalized) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native: Asia to N.Australia), Common Names: Árbol del queso (Cuba), Bagá (Dominican Republic), Bilimbi (L. Antilles), Bois bouleur (Haiti), Bois douleur (Haiti), Buñuela (Dominican Republic), Coca (Dominican Republic), Douleur (Haiti), Feuille froide (L. Antilles), Fromagier (Haiti), Fruta del diablo (Dominican Republic), Gardenia hedionda (Puerto Rico), Hog apple (Jamaica), Hog apple (L. Antilles), Huevo de reuma (Dominican Republic), Jumbie breadfruit (L. Antilles), Manzana de Puerto Rico (Dominican Republic), Manzanilla (Dominican Republic), Mora de la India (Cuba), Nigua (Dominican Republic), Noni (Cuba), Noni (Puerto Rico), Pain killer (L. Antilles), Piña de puerco (Dominican Republic), Piñecla (Dominican Republic), Piñuela (Dominican Republic), Pomme de singe (L. Antilles), Pomme-macaque (L. Antilles), Rhubarbe caraïbe (L. Antilles), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 4). 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. 5). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). Hoyos F., J. 1985. Flora de la isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. 8). Kairo, M., B. Ali, O. Cheesman, K. Hayson, and S. Murphy. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean region. Report to Nature Conservancy. CAB International. 9). Liogier, A.H. 1962. Flora de Cuba. Vol 5. Rubiales, Valerianales, Cucurbitales, Campanulales, and Asterales. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 10). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 11). 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. 12). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 13). 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. 14). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 15). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 16). 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 24 Apr 12 |