Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. (Prodr. 2: 353. 1825.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (naturalized) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Central America (native?), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: False moneywort (Bahamas), Maní cimarrón (Cuba), Yerba de contrabando (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Alysicarpus nummularifolius (L.) DC. (Prodr. 2: 353. 1825.), Hedysarum nummularifolium L. (Sp. Pl. 746. 1753.), Hedysarum vaginale L. (Sp. Pl. 746. 1753.),
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