Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small (Fl. S.E. U.S. 309. 1903.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small var. hymenanthera (Miq.) Jonker (in A.A. Pulle, Fl. Suriname 1: 186. 1938.), Apteria hymenanthera Miq. (Stirp. Surinam. Select. 216. 1851.), Apteria setacea Nutt. (J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 64. 1834.), Lobelia aphylla Nutt. (Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 297. 1822.), Nemitis setacea (Nutt.) Raf. (Fl. Tellur. 4: 33. 1838.), Voyria tenella sensu Griseb., non Guild. (Syst. Veg. Karaiben 94. 1857.),
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Last edited 27 May 09