Spermacoce prostrata Aubl. (Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 58. 1775.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, Tortola, ) ], North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (exotic),
Common Names: Juana la blanca (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Borreria domingensis Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 141. 1866.), Borreria ocymoides sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non (Burm. f.) DC. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 255. 1925), Borreria parviflora G. Mey. (in E. Meyer, Prim. Fl. Esseq. 83. 1818.), Spermacoce domingensis (Griseb.) C. Wright (in F.A. Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 6: 150. 1869.), Spermacoce ocymoides sensu Fosberg, non Burm. f. (Rhodora 78: 117. 1976.),
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