Eleocharis retroflexa (Poir.) Urb. retroflexa (Symb. Antill. 2: 165. 1900.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Thomas, ) ], North America (AL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Africa; Asia; Malesia),
Synonyms: Cyperus depauperatus Vahl (Enum. Pl. 2: 305. 1805.), Eleocharis chaetaria sensu C.B. Clarke, non Roem. & Schult. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 68. 1900.), Eleocharis depauperata (Vahl) Kunth (Enum. Pl. 2: 140. 1837.), Scirpus retroflexus Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 753. 1805.),
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