Halodule wrightii Asch. (Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1868: 19. 1868.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Grenada, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (possibly FL), Central America (Panama), Old World (Africa; Austral),
Common Names: Yerba de manatí (Cuba),
Synonyms: Diplanthera wrightii (Asch.) Asch. (in H.G.A. Engler & K.A.E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1: 37. 1897.),
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