Chromolaena trigonocarpa explained

Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a branching shrub or subshrub with curved hairs on the stem. It has opposite leaves with teeth and a pointed tip. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.^[1]

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Dominica, type specimen of Eupatorium trigonocarpum/Chromolaena trigonocarpa

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38162151#page/377/mode/1up Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38162151#page/379/mode/1up Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 359
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13040397#page/219/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest 1970. Phytologia 20: 207