Ammannia coccinea Rottb. (Pl. Horti Univ. Rar. Progr. (Hafn.) 7. 1773.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, St. Kitts, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Santiago,], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Tooth-cup (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Ammannia coccinea Rottb. subsp. purpurea (Lam.) Koehne (Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 250. 1880.), Ammannia coccinea Rottb. subsp. robusta (Heer & Regel) Koehne (Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 250. 1880.), Ammannia latifolia sensu Griseb., non L. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 270. 1860.), Ammannia sagittata DC. var. angustifolia A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 10: 252. 1845.), Ammannia sanguinolenta Sw. (Prodr. 33. 1788),
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