Syngonium podophyllum Schott (Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 85. 1851.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbuda, the Grenadines, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. John, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Mexico (native), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (Seychelles),
Common Names: Malanga trepadora (Cuba), Malanga trepadora (Puerto Rico), Mano poderosa (Dominican Republic), Nephthytis (Puerto Rico),
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