Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin (Ann. Inst. Bot.-Geol. Colon. Marseille, ser. 6, 5-6: 48. 1948.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, Tortola, ) ], Old World (native: Polynesia),
Common Names: Califa (Cuba), Colored leaf (L. Antilles), Erantemo morado (Cuba), Hortensia (Cuba), Jacob's coat (L. Antilles), Noche oscura (Cuba),
Synonyms: Eranthemum atropurpureum Hort. ex A. de Vos (Belgique Hort. 26: 151. 1876.), Eranthemum carruthersii Seem. (Fl. Vit. 185. 1866.), Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (Hort. ex A. de Vos) Radlk. (Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 13: 286. 1883.),
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