Sida spinosa L. (Sp. Pl. 683. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, the Grenadines, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Balai blanc (L. Antilles), Balai savane (L. Antilles), Balai-onze-heures (L. Antilles), Balié (L. Antilles), Escoba (Dominican Republic), Escoba espinosa (Puerto Rico), Escobilla (Dominican Republic), False mallow (Bahamas), Fe teck teck (Haiti), Fi tec-tec (Haiti), White broomweed (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Sida alba L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 960. 1763.), Sida angustifolia Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Sida angustifolia Lam. (Encycl. 1: 4. 1783.), Sida emarginata Willd. (Sp. Pl. 3: 757. 1800.), Sida minor Macfad. (Fl. Jamaica 1: 79. 1837.), Sida spinosa L. var. angustifolia Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 74. 1859.), Sida truncata L' Hér. (Stirp. Nov. 107. 1789.),
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