Chromolaena impetiolaris
Appearance
Chromolaena impetiolaris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Chromolaena |
Species: | C. impetiolaris
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Binomial name | |
Chromolaena impetiolaris | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Eupatorium impetiolare Griseb. |
Chromolaena impetiolaris 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][5]
Chromolaena impetiolaris is a shrub lacking hairs on its herbage. It has opposite leaves with no petioles but with numerous small glands on the blades. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.[2]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
- ^ a b Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358
- ^ Nicolson, Dan Henry 1987. Phytologia 62: 164
- ^ Plants of the Eastern Caribbean, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
- ^ Jstor Global Plants, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson includes photo of herbarium specimen