Prescottia oligantha (Sw.) Lindl. (Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 454. 1840.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (Venezuela),
Synonyms: Cranichis oligantha Sw. (Prodr. 120. 1788.), Prescottia myosurus Rchb. f. ex Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 640. 1864.),
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