Euphorbia tithymaloides L. subsp. parasitica (Boiss. ex Klotzsch) V.W. Steinm. (Acta Bot. Mex. 65: 50. 2003.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cayman Island (cultivated), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, ) ], Mexico (native),
Common Names: Díctamo (Cuba), Díctamo real (Cuba), Ítamo (Cuba), Zapatico (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Acalypha villosa sensu Griseb., non Jacq. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 47. 1859.), Pedilanthus latifolius Millsp. & Britton (Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 2: 43. 1915.), Pedilanthus parasiticus Boiss. ex Klotzsch (Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 105. 1860.), Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. subsp. parasiticus (Boiss. ex Klotzsch) Dressler (Contr. Gray Herb. 182: 148. 1957.),
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