Chromolaena borinquensis

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Chromolaena borinquensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. borinquensis
Binomial name
Chromolaena borinquensis
(Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob
Synonyms [1]
  • Eupatorium borinquense(Britton) B.L.Rob.
  • Osmia borinquensisBritton

Chromolaena borinquensis, the limestone thoroughwort, [2] is a species of flowering vine in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Puerto Rico. [3] [4] [5]

The epithet borinquensis is derived from a Latinized version of the word Borikén, indigenous Taíno name for the island. [6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Chromolaena borinquensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord 1925. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 6: 288, as Osmia borinquensis
  4. ↑ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 20: 199
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M. King & H. Rob.
  6. ↑ Dictionary: Taino Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: February 21, 2008. (Based on the encyclopedia Clásicos de Puerto Rico, 2nd edition. Ed. Cayetano Coll y Toste. Ediciones Latinoamericanas, S.A., 1972.).


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