Chromolaena trigonocarpa

Chromolaena trigonocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species: C. trigonocarpa
Binomial name
Chromolaena trigonocarpa
(Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium trigonocarpum Griseb.
  • Eupatorium vahlianum Urb. ex Duss

Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.[2][2][3]

Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a branching shrub or subshrub with curved hairs on the stem. It has opposite leaves with teeth and a pointed tip. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
  2. 1 2 3 Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358
  3. ↑ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest 1970. Phytologia 20: 207

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