Chloris elata Desv. (Mem. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 177. 1831.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Grande Cayemite, Haiti,], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Chloris barbata (Bahamas), Many-spiked chloris (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Andropogon barbatus L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1305. 1759.), Andropogon polydactylos L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1483. 1763.), Chloris barbata (L.) Nash (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 443. 1898.), Chloris dandyana C.D. Adams (Phytologia 21: 408. 1971.), Chloris polydactyla (L.) Sw. (Prodr. 26. 1788.),
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Last edited 16 Nov 09