Chromolaena borinquensis

Chromolaena borinquensis (limestone thoroughwort)[2] is a West Indian species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family. It is native to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, part of the United States.[3][4][5]

Chromolaena borinquensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. borinquensis
Binomial name
Chromolaena borinquensis
(Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium borinquense (Britton) B.L.Rob.
  • Osmia borinquensis Britton

The epithet borinquensis is derived from a Latinized version of the word Borikén, indigenous Taíno name for the island.[6]

References

  1. The Plant List, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  2. "Chromolaena borinquensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. Britton, Nathaniel Lord 1925. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 6: 288, as Osmia borinquensis
  4. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 20: 199
  5. Tropicos, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M. King & H. Rob.
  6. Dictionary: Taino Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: February 21, 2008. (Based on the encyclopedia Clásicos de Puerto Rico, 2nd edition. Ed. Cayetano Coll y Toste. Ediciones Latinoamericanas, S.A., 1972.).
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