Psychotria glabrata Sw. (Prodr. 43. 1788.) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Grande Cayemite, Haiti, Navassa,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, Jost van Dyke, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Common Names: Palo moro (Cuba), Synonyms: Psychotria barahonensis Urb. (Symb. Antill. 7: 444. 1913.), Psychotria brownei Spreng. (Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 1: 742. 1824 ["1825"].), Psychotria laurifolia Sw. (Prodr. 43. 1788.), Psychotria swartzii Urb. (Symb. Antill. 7: 444. 1913.), 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). 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. 3). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 4). 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. 5). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 6). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 7). 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 Oct 07 |