A Chronology of Middle Missouri Plains Village Sites

574 • smithsonian contributions to botany
Morus mauritiana Jacq. = Amphalis mauritiana (Jacq.) Urb.
Morus nigra L., Sp. Pl. 986. 1753.
Distribution: Exotic in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Lesser Antilles
(Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia); native to Asia.
Common Names: Moral, Moral fruto negro, Morera, Morera de
España, Morera negra (Cuba), Mulberry, Murier noir (Lesser
Antilles), Mora negra, Morera negra (Puerto Rico).
References: 1, 3, 6, 58, 61, 131, 132, 383.
Morus tinctoria L. = Maclura tinctoria (L.) D. Don ex Steud.
Olmedia cubensis Klotzsch = Pseudolmedia spuria (Sw.) Griseb.
Poikilospermum suaveolens (Blume) Merr., Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 47.
1934.
Distribution: Exotic in Jamaica; native to Asia and Malesia.
References: 2, 149, 159.
Pseudolmedia spuria (Sw.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 152. 1859; Brosimum
spurium Sw., Prodr. 2. 1788.
Olmedia cubensis Klotzsch, Linnaea 20: 523. 1847.
Pseudolmedia havanensis Trécul, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér. 3, 8: 130. 1847.
Distribution: Native to Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Mexico, and Central America.
Common Names: Purio, Macagua amarilla, Macagua (Cuba), Macao
(Dominican Republic), Bois merise, Longue barbe, Palo de leche
(Haiti), Bastard breadnut (Jamaica), Negra lora (Puerto Rico).
References: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 30, 58, 61, 85, 123, 131, 132, 151, 152.
Sitodium altile Parkinson = Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Trophis americana L. = Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb.
Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb., Symb. Antill. 4: 195. 1905; Bucephalon
racemosum L., Sp. Pl. 1190. 1753.
Trophis americana L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1289. 1759.
Distribution: Native to Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Common Names: Palo ramón, Ramón de bestia, Ramón de caballos
(Cuba), Ramón, Ramón de bestia, Ramón de vaca, Ramón
de yegua (Dominican Republic), Bois neuf (Haiti), Ramón,
Ramoncillo (Puerto Rico).
References: 2, 3, 7, 30, 58, 61, 85, 123, 131, 132, 151, 306, 340.
Urostigma crassinervium Miq. = Ficus crassinervia Desf. ex Willd.
Urostigma crocatum Miq. = Ficus crocata (Miq.) Miq.
Urostigma gardnerianum Miq. = Ficus nymphaeifolia Mill.
Urostigma laevigatum (Vahl) Miq. = Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Urostigma laurifolium (Hort. ex Lam.) Miq. = Ficus maxima Mill.
Urostigma laurifolium sensu Griseb. = Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Urostigma pedunculatum (Dryand ex Aiton) Miq. = Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Urostigma pertusum Miq. = Ficus americana Aubl. subsp. americana
Urostigma populneum (Willd.) Miq. = Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Urostigma protensum Griseb. = Ficus maxima Mill.
Urostigma rolanderi Liebm. = Ficus pertusa L. f.
Urostigma sanctae-crucis Liebm. = Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Urostigma schumacheri Liebm. = Ficus pertusa L. f.
MORINGACEAE
Genera. Total: 1; native: 0; endemic: 0.
Taxa. Total: 1; native: 0; endemic: 0.
Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp. = Moringa oleifera Lam.
Moringa oleifera Lam., Encycl. 1: 398. 1785.
Guilandina moringa L., Sp. Pl. 381. 1753; Moringa moringa (L.)
Millsp., Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser., 1(6): 490. 1902.
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 314. 1791.
Distribution: Exotic in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John, St.
Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Antigua,
Barbados, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St.
Lucia, St. Martin), Bonaire, Curaçao, and Margarita; native to
tropical Asia.
Common Names: Horseradish-tree (Bahamas), Acacia, Ben, Flor de
los masones, Jazmín de España, Palo geringa, Palo jeringa, Palo
nefrítico, Paraíso francés, Tilo (Cuba), Horseradish tree, Libertad,
Morringa, Olive, Palo de abeja, Palo de aceite (Dominican
Republic), Ben oleifere, Benezolive, Benz’olive, Benzolivier,
D’olive, Graines ben, Olivier (Haiti), Ben nut tree, Horse radish
tree (Jamaica), Ben aile, Horseradish tree, Maloko, Orselli (Lesser
Antilles), Angela, Ben, Jazmín francés (Puerto Rico), Horse-radish
tree (Virgin Islands).
References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 30, 45, 58, 61, 75, 123, 131, 132,
151, 159, 224, 323, 340, 383.
Note: Considered an invasive species by CeNBIO.
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. = Moringa oleifera Lam.
Muntingiaceae
Genera. Total: 1; native: 0; endemic: 0.
Taxa. Total: 1; native: 0; endemic: 0.
Muntingia calabura L., Sp. Pl. 509. 1753.
Distribution: Widely cultivated and often naturalized, occurs in
Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Tobago, and
Trinidad; native to Central America and South America.
Common Names: Jamaican cherry (Bahamas), Capulí, Capulinas,
Guácima boba, Guasimilla, Memiso (Cuba), Memiso (Dominican
Republic), Bois d’orme, Bois de soie, Bois de soie marron, Bois
soie, Bois soie marron (Haiti), Jamaican cherry (Jamaica), Capulín
(Puerto Rico).
References: 2, 3, 5, 7, 45, 58, 123, 131, 132, 150, 301, 383.
Musaceae
Genera. Total: 1; native: 0 ; endemic: 0.
Taxa. Total: 5; native: 0; endemic: 0.
Musa AA, sterile diploids. Distribution: Cultivated in Puerto Rico and
throughout the West Indies.
Reference: 28.
Common Names: Datil, Guineito, Niño (Puerto Rico).
Musa AAA, sterile triploids.
Musa acuminata Colla, Mem. Gen. Musa: 66. 1820.
Musa cavendishii Lamb. ex Paxton, Mag. Hort. Bot. 3: 51. 1837.
Musa corniculata (Rumph.) Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India 14: 166. 1867.
Distribution: Cultivated in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba,
Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles,
United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America;
widely cultivated, origin unknown.
References: 1, 2, 5, 28, 61, 123, 131, 147, 159, 168.
Common Names: Colorado blanco, Guarán, Guineo enano, Guineo
gigante, Monte cristo, Monte cristo enano, Morado verde (Puerto
Rico), Dwarf banana, Fig banana (Virgin Islands).