Portulaca quadrifida L. (Mant. Pl. 1: 73. 1767.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, the Grenadines, Monserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Espinaca (Cuba), Pinganilla (Dominican Republic), Pourpier (L. Antilles), Pourpier double (L. Antilles), Regina (Dominican Republic), Ringa (Dominican Republic), Verdolaga (Cuba), Yerba de pollo (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Portulaca microphylla A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 620. 1846),
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