Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton (Kew Bull. 35: 817. 1981.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (exotic)[], ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native),
Common Names: Arrocillo (Cuba), Avena (Cuba), Cebada (Cuba), Cebada cimarrona (Cuba), Cebada fina (Dominican Republic), Cebadilla (Dominican Republic), Grama de caballo (Cuba), Herbe bete l'église (Haiti), Itchgrass (Bahamas), L'herbe bete église (Haiti), L'herbe bete élise (Haiti), Sudan (Dominican Republic), Z'herbe bette élise (Haiti),
Synonyms: Manisuris exaltata (L. f.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 779. 1891.), Rottboellia exaltata L. f. (Suppl. Pl. 114. 1782 ["1781"].), Stegosia cochinchinensis Lour. (Fl. Cochinch. 1: 51. 1790.),
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Last edited 24 Apr 12