Crotalaria juncea L. (Sp. Pl. 714. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (exotic: FL), Old World (native: Asia),
Common Names: Maruga (Cuba), Maruguera (Cuba), Matraca (Puerto Rico), Sonajuelas (Puerto Rico), Sunn hemp (Jamaica), Sunn-hemp (Puerto Rico),
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