⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35105462, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Pelekium contortulum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35105462
) with original publication details: Philipp. J. Sci. 68: 291 291 1939.