Cyperus involucratus Rottb. (Descr. Pl. Rar. 22. 1772.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native: Africa),
Common Names: Paragüita chino (Cuba),
Synonyms: Cyperus alternifolius sensu authors, non L. , Cyperus alternifolius L. subsp. flabelliformis (Rottb.) Kük. (in H.G.A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV, 20 (Heft 101): 193. 1936.),
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