Pimenta haitiensis

Canelilla de Jaragua (Pimenta haitiensis) tree in Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Pimentinae
Genus: Pimenta
Species: Pimenta haitiensis

Name

Pimenta haitiensis (Urb.) Landrum, 1984

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cryptorhiza haitiensis Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 404 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Landrum, 1984. Brittonia 36: 242

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Tucker, A. et al., 2011. Volatile Leaf Oils of Caribbean Myrtaceae. III. Pimenta haitiensis (Urban) Landrum of the Dominican Republic. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:471
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Pimenta haitiensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Pimenta haitiensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Pimenta haitiensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Pimenta haitiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec. 2018.

Vernacular names

español: canelilla, canelilla de Jaragua

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