Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Sp. Pl. 454. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Navassa, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Culebra, Icacos, Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Malnommee verte (L. Antilles), Romain (Dominican Republic), Ti lait (L. Antilles), Yerba de la niña (Cuba), Yerba de la niña roja (Cuba), Yerba lechera (Cuba), Yerba lechera (Dominican Republic), Yerba lechosa (Cuba), Yerba niña (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Chamaesyce glomerifera Millsp. (Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser., 2(9): 377. 1913.), Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp. (Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser., 2(7): 302. 1909.), Euphorbia glomerifera (Millsp.) L.C. Wheeler (Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 78. 1939.),
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