A Chronology of Middle Missouri Plains Village Sites

188 • smithsonian contributions to botany
Gymnosiphon niveus (Griseb.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 444. 1903;
Ptychomeria nivea Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub. 257. 1866.
Gymnosiphon fawcettii Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 294. 1907.
Gymnosiphon germainii Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 444. 1903.
Gymnosiphon parviflorus Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 443. 1903;
Ptychomeria parviflora (Urb.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 17: 257. 1921.
Gymnosiphon portoricensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 445. 1903;
Ptychomeria portoricensis (Urb.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 17: 257. 1921.
Distribution: Endemic to West Indies; native to Cuba, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Lesser Antilles (Dominica, Guadeloupe,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent).
References: 1, 2, 3, 28, 30, 61, 147, 152, 364.
Gymnosiphon parviflorus Urb. = Gymnosiphon niveus (Griseb.) Urb.
Gymnosiphon portoricensis Urb. = Gymnosiphon niveus (Griseb.) Urb.
Gymnosiphon sphaerocarpus Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 442. 1903.
Distribution: Endemic to West Indies; native to Cuba, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Lesser Antilles (Dominica,
Guadeloupe).
References: 1, 2, 28, 30, 147, 364.
Gymnosiphon tenellus (Benth.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 438. 1903;
Ptychomeria tenella Benth., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7:
17. 1855.
Gymnosiphon jamaicensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 293. 1907;
Ptychomeria jamaicensis (Urb.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 17: 257. 1921.
Distribution: Native to Jamaica, Central America, and South America.
References: 2, 3, 30, 147, 364.
Gyrotheca capitata (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) Morong = Burmannia
capitata (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) Mart.
Nemitis setacea (Nutt.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 33. 1838. = Apteria aphylla
(Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small
Ptychomeria jamaicensis (Urb.) Schltr. = Gymnosiphon tenellus (Benth.)
Urb.
Ptychomeria parviflora (Urb.) Schltr. = Gymnosiphon niveus (Griseb.)
Urb.
Ptychomeria portoricensis (Urb.) Schltr. = Gymnosiphon niveus
(Griseb.) Urb.
Ptychomeria tenella Benth. = Gymnosiphon tenellus (Benth.) Urb.
Vogelia capitata Walter ex J.F. Gmel. = Burmannia capitata (Walter ex
J.F. Gmel.) Mart.
Burseraceae
Genera. Total: 4; native: 4; endemic: 0.
Taxa. Total: 24; native: 23; endemic: 21.
Bursera angustata C. Wright ex Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub. 65. 1866.
Distribution: Endemic to Cuba.
Common Names: Almácigo, Almácigo de costa, Almácigo de paredón,
Almácigo espinoso, Almaciguillo, Azucarero, Copal (Cuba).
References: 3, 132.
Bursera aromatica Proctor, Bull. Inst. Jamaica, Sci. Ser. 16: 16. 1967.
Distribution: Endemic to Jamaica.
Common Name: Siboney (Jamaica).
References: 2, 427.
Note: Considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species.
Bursera brunea (Urb.) Urb. & Ekman, Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 59. 1928;
Spondias brunea Urb., Symb. Antill. 7: 266. 1912.
Distribution: Endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti).
References: 5, 7, 30.
Bursera frenningae Correll, J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 157. 1979.
Distribution: Endemic to Bahamas.
Reference: 45.
Bursera glauca Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub. 66. 1866.
Bursera nashii (Britton) Urb., Symb. Antill. 8: 329. 1920; Terebinthus
nashii Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 35: 342. 1908.
Distribution: Endemic to Greater Antilles; native to Cuba and
Hispaniola.
Common Names: Almácigo, Ayúa prieta Ayúa sin espinas, Ayuda
prieta, Ayuda sin espinas, Azucarero, Copal (Cuba).
References: 3, 5, 7, 132, 149.
Bursera gracilipes Urb. & Ekman, Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 58. 1928.
Distribution: Endemic to Hispaniola.
References: 5, 7.
Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér.
5, 14: 303. 1872; Elaphrium graveolens Kunth in F.W.H.A. von
Humboldt, A.J.A. Bonpland & C.S. Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto
ed.) 7: 31. 1824.
Distribution: Exotic in Cuba; native to Mexico, Central America, and
South America.
Common Names: Laurel sassafras, Sasafrás, Sasafrás del país (Cuba).
References: 3, 151, 159, 224.
Note: Considered an invasive species by CeNBIO.
Bursera gummifera L. = Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Bursera gummifera L. var. glabrata Griseb. = Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Bursera gummifera L. var. pubescens Engl. = Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Bursera hollickii (Britton) Fawc. & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 207. 1920;
Terebinthus hollickii Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 35: 341. 1908.
Distribution: Endemic to Jamaica.
References: 2, 149, 427.
Note: Considered endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species.
Bursera inaguensis Britton, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 443. 1905;
Elaphrium inaguense (Britton) Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 25 (3): 245.
1911.
Distribution: Endemic to West Indies; native to Bahamas and Cuba.
Common Name: Almaciguillo (Cuba).
References: 3, 45.
Bursera lunanii (Spreng.) C.D. Adams & Dandy ex Proctor, J. Arnold
Arbor. 63: 254. 1982; Amyris lunanii Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16,
2: 217. 1825.
Bursera simplicifolia DC., Prodr. 2: 78. 1830.
Elaphrium jamaicense Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 25 (3): 244. 1911.
Distribution: Endemic to Jamaica.
Common Name: Black birch (Jamaica).
References: 2, 151, 152.
Bursera nashii (Britton) Urb. = Bursera glauca Griseb.
Bursera ovata Urb. & Ekman, Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 57. 1928;
Commiphora ovata (Urb. & Ekman) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 37:
77. 1992.
Distribution: Endemic to Hispaniola (Dominican Republic).
References: 3, 5, 7, 149.
Bursera shaferi (Britton & P. Wilson) Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 22: 363. 1926; Elaphrium shaferi Britton & P. Wilson, Mem.
Torrey Bot. Club 16: 71. 1920.