Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. (Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 113. 1788.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], ],
Synonyms: Pongatium indicum Lam. (Tabl. Encycl. 1: 444. 1793.), Sphenoclea pongatium DC. (Prodr. 7(2): 548. 1839.),
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