1. Jamaica and Dominica.
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Judd, Walter S., Ionta, Gretchen M., Skean Jr., J. Dan, Campbell, Keron C. St. E., and Penneys, Darin S.
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HERBACEOUS plants ,MELASTOMATACEAE ,CULTIVATED plants - Abstract
The article provides information on the noteworthy collections of Heterotis rotundifolia at the Portland Parish in Jamaica and at the Saint David Parish in Dominica. It says that the Jamaican collection represents the first documented naturalized occurrence in the country of the commonly cultivated herbaceous melastome. The author adds that the other collection represents the first documented naturalized occurrence of the species in Dominica. The qualities of H. rotundifolia are also discussed.
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- 2011
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