Chromolaena borinquensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Chromolaena |
Species: | C. borinquensis
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Binomial name | |
Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob
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Chromolaena borinquensis, the limestone thoroughwort,[2] is a West Indian species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, part of the United States.[3][4][5]
The epithet borinquensis is derived from a Latinized version of the word Borikén, indigenous Taíno name for the island.[6]