Pectis elongata
Tropical Chinchweed
Also known as: Chthonia elongata (Kunth) Cass. +15 more
- Chthonia elongata (Kunth) Cass.
- Chuquiraga divaricata (Hieron.) Baker
- Lorentea polycephala Gardner
- Pectis ciliaris A.Riell.
- Pectis elongata var. divaricata Hieron.
- Pectis elongata var. fasciculiflora (DC.) D.J.Keil
- Pectis elongata var. floribunda (A.Rich.) D.J.Keil
- Pectis elongata var. oerstediana (Rydb.) D.J.Keil
- Pectis fasciculiflora DC.
- Pectis floribunda A.Rich.
- Pectis oerstediana Rydb.
- Pectis plumieri Griseb.
- Pectis polycephala (Gardner) Sch.Bip.
- Pectis stricta Willd. ex Less.
- Pectis taliscana Benth.
- Pectis tenella Hitchc., 1893
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Pectis elongata (commonly known as Tropical Chinchweed) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.