Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 2: 155. 1817.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Maria Galante,Martinique, Nevis, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, Tortola, ) ], North America (AL, TX), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Africa),
Common Names: Scallion grass (Jamaica),
Synonyms: Scirpus mutatus L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 867. 1759.),
Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 7). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org
Last edited 28 Dec 09