Chromolaena impetiolaris

Chromolaena impetiolaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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. 1 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
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