Lithophila muscoides Sw. (Prodr. 14. 1788.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Beata, Dominican Republic, Navassa,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, Monito,], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, ) ], Bahamas (native), South America (Venezuela),
Common Names: Mosslike lithophila (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Alternanthera caribaea Moq. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 354. 1852.), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. macrantha Urb. var. linearifolia Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 338. 1907.), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. macrantha Urb. var. platyphylla Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 339. 1907.), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. macrantha Urb. var. stenophylla Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 339. 1907.), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. micrantha Urb. var. caespitosa Urb (Symb. Antill. 5: 339. 1907), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. micrantha Urb. var. compacta Urb. (Symb. Antill. 5: 339. 1907.), Lithophila muscoides Sw. subsp. micrantha Urb. var. intermedia Urb (Symb. Antill. 5: 339. 1907),
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Last edited 14 Apr 09