Spermacoce remota Lam. (Tabl. Encycl. 1: 273. 1792.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, Tortola, ) ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (exotic),
Common Names: Cenegal (Dominican Republic), Cinegal (Dominican Republic), Coupe colonne (Haiti), Couper colone (Haiti), Herbe à cornette (L. Antilles), Herbe à macornet (L. Antilles), Jeanne la blanche (Haiti), Juana la blanca (Dominican Republic), Sin contraria (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Borreria parviflora sensu Bello, non G. Mey. (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 283. 1881.), Borreria wydleriana DC. (Prodr. 4: 545. 1830.), Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav. (Fl. Peruv. 1: 60. 1798.), Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq. (Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 40. 1798.),
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