Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth (Enum. Pl. 2: 341. 1837.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, Maria Galante,Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( Virgin Gorda ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Lamedera (Dominican Republic), Navajuelo (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Scleria foliosa C. Wright (in F.A. Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 8: 154. 1871), Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth var. foliosa C.B. Clarke (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 149. 1900.), Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth var. subeggersiana Kük. ex O.C. Schmidt (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 78. 1933.),
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