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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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The epithet borinquensis is derived from a Latinized version of the word Borikén, indigenous Taíno name for the island.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- ^ NRCS. "Chromolaena borinquensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord 1925. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 6: 288, as Osmia borinquensis
- ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 20: 199
- ^ Tropicos, Chromolaena borinquensis (Britton) R.M. King & H. Rob.
- ^ 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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