Biology:Chromolaena oteroi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chromolaena oteroi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. oteroi
Binomial name
Chromolaena oteroi
(Monach.) R.M.King & H.Rob
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium oteroi Monach.

Chromolaena oteroi, the Mona Island thoroughwort,[2] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only on Mona Island, a small island between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola in the West Indies and politically a part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.[3][4][5]

The shrub, with its pale purple flowers, was named after botanist José I. Otero.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15595657 entry