Tropidia polystachya (Sw.) Ames (Orchidaceae 2: 262. 1908.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Synonyms: Polystachya membranacea A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 248. 1850.), Serapias polystachya Sw. (Prodr. 119. 1788.),
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