Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd. (Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 439. 1801.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Lila de agua (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Heteranthera hydrocleifolia Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 253. 1866), Pontederia limosa Sw. (Prodr. 57. 1788.),
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