Chromolaena sinuata

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Chromolaena sinuata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. sinuata
Binomial name
Chromolaena sinuata
(Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms [1]
  • Eupatorium canescensVahl
  • Eupatorium canescens var. adenocarpumDC.
  • Eupatorium sinuatumLam.
  • Osmia sinuata(Lam.) Britton & P.Wilson

Chromolaena sinuata, the wavyleaf thoroughwort, [2] is a Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found on the Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Desirade, Montserrat, St. Eustatius, and Antigua. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Chromolaena sinuata (Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Chromolaena sinuata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. Tropicos, specimen listing for Chromolaena sinuata (Lam.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
  4. Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de 1788. Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 2: 407-408 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in French
  5. Plants of the Eastern Caribbean, Chromolaena sinuata (Lam.) King & H.E. Robins