Richardia scabra L. (Sp. Pl. 330. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (exotic),
Common Names: Garro (Cuba), San Pedro (Cuba),
Synonyms: Richardsonia cubensis A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 31. 1850.),
Citations:1). Graveson, R. 2010. The plants of St. Lucia. Website: //saintlucianplants.com/index.html 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). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 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 5). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Last edited 05 Oct 07