Pectis humifusa Sw. (Prodr. 114. 1788.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Santiago, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda ) ], North America (exotic),
Common Names: Petite marguerite (L. Antilles), Yerba de San Juan (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Chthonia repens Cass. (Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 27: 206. 1823.), Pectis serpyllifolia Less. (Linnaea 6: 715. 1831),
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