''Chloris cubensis'' is a species of
grass native to the islands of the
Caribbean
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[Catasús Guerra, Luis Joaquín. Fontqueria 44: 145. 1996.] It has been collected in
Cuba,
Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands,
Jamaica,
Antigua
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,
Barbados, and
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. Common name in English is Cuban windmill grass.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15513021
cubensis
Grasses of North America
Flora of Cuba
Flora of Jamaica
Flora of Puerto Rico
Flora of Guadeloupe
Flora of Barbados
Plants described in 1936
Taxa named by A. S. Hitchcock
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Taxa named by Erik Leonard Ekman