Justicia comata (L.) Lam. (Encycl. 1: 632. 1785.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Dianthera comata L. (Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 850. 1759.), Ecbolium comatum (L.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487. 1891.), Justicia humifusa Sw. (Prodr. 14. 1788.), Leptostachya comata (L.) Nees (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 381. 1847.), Rhytiglossa havanensis Nees (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 344. 1847.), Stethoma comata (L.) Britton (In N.L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 218. 1925.),
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