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]

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 canescens Vahl
  • Eupatorium canescens var. adenocarpum DC.
  • Eupatorium sinuatum Lam.
  • Osmia sinuata (Lam.) Britton & P.Wilson

References

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  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
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