Chromolaena impetiolaris

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Chromolaena impetiolaris
Scientific classification edit
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[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[]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson
  2. ^ a b 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
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