A Chronology of Middle Missouri Plains Village Sites - CABI

770 • SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
Distribution: Endemic to the West Indies; native to Bahamas and Cuba.
References: 45, 52, 152.
Polygala wrightii Chodat = Polygala violacea Aubl.
Securidaca brownii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 30. 1859.
Securidaca volubilis L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1151. 1759, nom. illeg.
Distribution: Endemic to Jamaica.
Reference: 2.
Securidaca diversifolia (L.) S.F. Blake, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:
594. 1923; Polygala diversifolia L., Sp. Pl. 703: 1753; Elsota
diversifolia (L.) S.F. Blake, N. Amer. Fl. 25(4): 372. 1924.
Securidaca lamarckii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 30. 1859.
Distribution: Native to Cuba, Lesser Antilles (Barbados, Dominica,
Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent),
Tobago, Trinidad, Central America, and South America; cultivated
in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda,
naturalized in St. Croix).
Common Names: Easter vine, Liane-rose, Liane-branda, Liane-pâques
(Lesser Antilles).
References: 1, 3, 6, 32, 52, 58, 61, 77, 301.
Securidaca elliptica Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(2):
358. 1854.
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
References: 3, 52.
Securidaca lamarckii Griseb. = Securidaca diversifolia (L.) S.F. Blake
Securidaca obcordata Turcz. = Securidaca virgata Sw.
Securidaca virgata Sw., Prodr. 104. 1788; Elsota virgata (Sw.) Kuntze,
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 46. 1891.
Securidaca obcordata Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou
27(2): 358. 1854.
Distribution: Endemic to Greater Antilles; native to Cuba, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands (St. Croix).
Common Names: Flor de la cruz, Enredadera de hacha, Bejuco
verraco, Ala de mariposa (Cuba), Yerba de maravedí, Maravelí,
Mabelia, Maravedí (Dominican Republic), Mabélie, Cajou (Haiti),
Jaboncillo, Bejuco de sopla (Puerto Rico).
References: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 32, 52, 58, 61, 75, 123, 131, 152, 340.
Securidaca volubilis L. (1759) = Securidaca brownii Griseb.
polygonaCeae
Genera. Total: 9; native: 5; endemic: 1.
Taxa. Total: 103; native: 83; endemic: 70.
Acetosa conglomerata (Murray) M. Gómez = Rumex crispus L.
Acetosa obtusifolia (L.) M. Gómez = Rumex obtusifolius L.
Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti = Antigonon leptopus
Hook. & Arn.
Antigonon cordatum sensu Eggers = Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
Antigonon guatemalense Meisn. in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 14(1):
184. 1856.
Antigonon macrocarpum Britton & Small in N.L. Britton & P. Wilson,
Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 266. 1924.
Distribution: Exotic in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St.
Thomas), and Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe); native to Mexico and
Central America.
Common Name: Bellísima grande (Puerto Rico).
References: 1, 6, 32, 58, 61, 151, 159, 252.
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 308. 1838.
Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci.
Bruxelles 10(1): 354. 1843.
Antigonon cordatum sensu Eggers, Fl. St. Croix 143. 1879, non
M. Martens & Galeotti.
Distribution: Exotic (mostly naturalized) in Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (Guana,
St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser
Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Lucia, St. Vincent),
Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Margarita; native to Mexico.
Common Names: Corallina (Bahamas), Bellísima, Coral vine, Coralita,
Coralillo, Coralillo rosado, Pensamiento (Cuba), Carolina,
Bellacima, Guirnalda americana, Guirnalda, Copalina, Bellacina
(Dominican Republic), Belle mexicaine, Pois et riz (Haiti),
Coralita, Coralilla (Jamaica), Coralina, Bellísima, Bellosinia,
Coralilla, Coral (Puerto Rico), Love chain (Virgin Islands).
References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 30, 32, 45, 58, 61, 123, 131, 132,
152, 159, 224, 323, 383, 464.
Note: Considered an invasive species by CeNBIO.
Antigonon macrocarpum Britton & Small = Antigonon guatemalense
Meisn.
Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn. = Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners
Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners, Sida 3: 115. 1967; Rajania ovata
Walter, Fl. Carol. 247. 1788.
Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 214. 1788.
Distribution: Cultivated in Cuba; native to United States.
Common Names: Coralillo, Coralillo blanco (Cuba).
References: 30, 49, 132, 150.
Coccoloba acutissima Urb. = Coccoloba reflexa Lindau
Coccoloba acuna R.A. Howard, J. Arnold Arbor. 30: 403. 1949 [as
acuña].
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
References: 3, 152, 553.
Coccoloba alainii Acev.-Rodr., nom. nov.; Coccoloba pauciflora Alain,
Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. “Felipe Poey” 24: 114. 1960, nom.
illeg., non Urb.
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
Reference: 152.
Coccoloba albicans Ekman in O.C. Schmidt, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 27: 103. 1929.
Distribution: Endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti).
Reference: 7.
Coccoloba antiguensis Sandwith = Coccoloba pubescens L.
Coccoloba armata C. Wright ex Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub. 283. 1866.
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
Common Name: Jagua espinosa, Uverillo (Cuba).
References: 3, 30, 553.
Coccoloba ascendens Duss, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 13: 156. 1890.
Distribution: Native to Lesser Antilles (Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia) and South America.
Common Names: Liane tordue, Raisinier grand bois, Cuchape, Liane
cacao, Liana baur (Lesser Antilles).
Reference: 1.
Coccoloba azulensis O.C. Schmidt = Coccoloba shaferi Britton
Coccoloba bahamensis Britton = Coccoloba tenuifolia L.
Coccoloba baracoensis O.C. Schmidt, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.
24: 73. 1927.
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
References: 3, 152, 553.