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Chromolaena impetiolaris

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Species of flowering plant

Chromolaena impetiolaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species: C. impetiolaris
Binomial name
Chromolaena impetiolaris
(Griseb.) Nicolson
Synonyms

Eupatorium impetiolare Griseb.

Chromolaena impetiolaris is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.

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.

References

  1. The Plant List, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
  2. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358
  3. Nicolson, Dan Henry 1987. Phytologia 62: 164
  4. Plants of the Eastern Caribbean, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
  5. Jstor Global Plants, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson includes photo of herbarium specimen
Taxon identifiers
Chromolaena impetiolaris
Eupatorium impetiolare
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