Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. (Brittonia 1: 81. 1931.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Plumilla (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Amphilophis saccharoides (Sw.) Nash (N. Amer. Fl. 17(2): 125. 1912.), Andropogon saccharoides Sw. (Prodr. 26. 1788.), Andropogon saccharoides Sw. subsp. leucopogon Hack. subvar. paucirameus Hack. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 497. 1889.), Andropogon saccharoides Sw. subvar paucirameus Hack. (in A.L.P.P. de Candolle & A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 497. 1889.),
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