PHYTOLACCACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

PHYTOLACCACEAE

Microtea debilis Sw., Prodr. 53 (1788) Common name: Alantokai, Alantu Kai. Habit: Herb. Habitat: Open waste ground, banana and cacao plantations. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Castara, in damp ground, Broadway 4068 (BM); Roxborough, Broadway 4642 (BM). TRINIDAD: Monos, sine coll. (TRIN 7448); St. Anns, Broadway 5455 (BM); Tucuche, sine coll. (TRIN 14220); Curepe, Raynal 15549 (K, P); St. Augustine, sine coll. (TRIN 14007), Adams 11327 (TRIN); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13353 (TRIN); Montserrat Estate, Adams 14559 (TRIN); Manzanilla, Britton & Britton 2170 (TRIN 10475). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Petiveria alliacea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 342 (1753) Common name: Cudjoe Root, Garlic Weed, Gully Root, Kojo Root, Mapourite, Ram-Goat Bush. Habit: Herb. Habitat: Disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Longdenville-Talparo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 9% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Scarborough, Feilden s.n. (K); Broadway 4690 (BM); Castara, Sandwith 1832 (K); Goldsborough, sine coll. (TRIN 14952); Speyside, sine coll. (TRIN 15260); between Studley Park & Goodwood, Clement & Ryves 241 (BM). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Freeman s.n. (TRIN 8073), Broadway s.n. (TRIN 10477); St. Augustine, sine coll. (TRIN 13981); Tunapuna, Adams 13787 (TRIN); Montserrat Hills, sine coll. (TRIN 14777); Erin, sine coll. (TRIN 7361); Cedros, sine coll. (TRIN 7101). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Phytolacca icosandra L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 2: 1040 (1759) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Belmont, Crueger 109 (TRIN 2708). Global range: Widespread in the tropics and subtropics.

Phytolacca rivinoides Kunth & C.D.Bouché, Sp. Nov. Hort. Berol. 15 (1849) Common name: Poke Weed. Habit: bushy herb. Habitat: Roadside thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: SW Icacos-Cedros; Southern Watershed. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 5: 6% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Dibe Valley, sine coll. (TRIN 4773); Maracas Bay, sine coll. (TRIN 13782); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway s.n. (K), Philcox 8267 (K); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 9862);

CHECKLIST TO VASCULAR PLANTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

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Guapo, Williams s.n. (TRIN); Southern Watershed Reserve, sine coll. (TRIN 14485). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Seguieria macrophylla Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 18: 235 (1841) Syn: Seguieria americana sensu Simmonds Habit : Climber. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Biche-Poole; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Longdenville-Talparo; Nariva; Princes Town; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Southern Watershed; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 23% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 8% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Carapichaima, McBean Estate, Jabien s.n. (NY, TRIN); Ortoire River, Britton et al. 2527 (NY, TRIN); Erin, Broadway s.n. (K, NY, TRIN 9122). Global range: Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Peru.

Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter, Pflanzenr. 83: 109 (1909) Syn: Rivina humilis L. Common Name : Bloodberry. Habit: Climber. Habitat: Stony ground, waste places and sea cliffs. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; SW Coastal; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Catshill-Basse Terre; Longdenville-Talparo; Monos; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; SW Erin-Guapo; Southern Watershed. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 8% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 10% RBS samples; Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples; Vegnum 8: 60% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Bacolet Point, Sandwith 1702 (K); Store Bay, sine coll. (TRIN 11168), sine coll. (TRIN 15277); Plymouth, sine coll. (TRIN 13492); Crown Point, Clement & Ryves 44 (BM). TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Philcox & Olivier 7988 (TRIN 34640); Mt. Pleasant, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2710); Sans Souci, sine coll. (TRIN 10850); Piarco Savanna, Alexander s.n. (TRIN 5145); San Fernando Hill, Broadway 6411 (K); Siparia, sine coll. (TRIN 14193); Southern Watershed Reserve, sine coll. (TRIN 13685); Erin, sine coll. (TRIN 7345); Los lros, sine coll. (TRIN 13690). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.