Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus (Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2, 76: 164. 1931.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Nevis, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Navassa,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Desecheo, Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic: FL), Old World (native: Asia and Malesia),
Common Names: Acaba finca (Dominican Republic), Brillosa (Dominican Republic), Camagueyana (Cuba), Heracán (Puerto Rico), Huracán (Puerto Rico), Invasora (Dominican Republic), Pajón de haitiano (Dominican Republic), Pitted bluestem (Bahamas), Seymour grass (Jamaica), Trafogón (Cuba), Voladora (Dominican Republic), Yerba agria de Barbados (Puerto Rico), Yerba amarga (Puerto Rico), Yerba camagüeyana (Cuba), Yerba de mono (Cuba), Yerba de ovejo (Cuba), Yerba haitiana (Dominican Republic), Yerba huracán (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 922. 1806.), Holcus pertusus L. (Mant. Pl. 2: 301. 1771.),
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