Paspalum pleostachyum Döll. (in C.F.P. von Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 58. 1877.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbuda, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Cortadora (Puerto Rico),
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