Chromolaena trigonocarpa
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][3][4]
| Chromolaena trigonocarpa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chromolaena |
| Species: | C. trigonocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromolaena trigonocarpa (Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob. | |
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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
- The Plant List, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
- Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358
- Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 359 description in English, as Eupatorium trigonocarpum
- King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest 1970. Phytologia 20: 207
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