Fuirena pentagona , Beskr. Guin. Pl., 42., 1827
Type: Ghana, Thonning s.n. (C-10003870).
Habit: Perennial herb.
Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu [Asia: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Oceanic Islands: Mauritius; Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire; Australasia; North America: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago; South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela].