Paspalum caespitosum Flüggé (Gram. Monogr., Paspalum 161. 1810.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, ], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native),
Common Names: Cañamazo (Cuba), Cañamazo indio (Cuba), Slender paspalum (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Paspalum gracile Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Suppl. 4: 313. 1816.), Paspalum heterophyllum Desv. ex Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Suppl. 4: 315. 1816.), Paspalum poiretii Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 2: 878. 1817.),
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