Plumbago scandens L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 215. 1762.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native?) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti, Navassa, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Desecheo, Mona, Monito, Vieques], Virgin Islands (naturalized) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Central America (native), South America (native ?),
Common Names: Casi burro (Cuba), Collant (L. Antilles), Dentelaire (Haiti), Dentelle (Haiti), Doctor John (L. Antilles), Doctor-bush (Bahamas), Herbe au diable (Haiti), Herbe bourrique (Haiti), Higuillo (Puerto Rico), Hinojo cimarrón (Cuba), Homme à deux faces (Haiti), Isabel (Dominican Republic), Jazmín azul (Cuba), Jazminillo (Cuba), Jazminillo de costa (Cuba), Lagaña de aura (Cuba), Malacara (Cuba), Matapollo (Dominican Republic), Mattarde-pays (L. Antilles), Mauvaise herbe (Haiti), Meladillo silvestre (Puerto Rico), Old woman's bush (L. Antilles), Pega pollo (Cuba), Pega-pollo (Dominican Republic), Sinapisme (L. Antilles), White plumbago (Bahamas), Wild plumbago (Jamaica), Zebe man bihoret (L. Antilles),
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