Chromolaena corymbosa (Aubl.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Caribbean thoroughwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chromolaena

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite plant. It grows 1m high.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (flower), Lice infestations (flower), Abdominal pain (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Eye drops (leaf), Fever (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Hemorrhoids (leaf), Hemostasis (leaf), Hemostatics (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Pharyngitis (leaf), Prolapse (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Tetanus (leaf), Uterine diseases (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Abscess (plant exudate), Leukorrhea (plant exudate), Wound healing (plant exudate), Anorexia (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Diarrhea, infantile (root), Digestive system diseases (root), Dysentery (root), Dyspepsia (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Eye diseases (root), Eye drops (root), Laryngeal diseases (root), Lithiasis (root), Suppuration (root), Urinary bladder calculi (root), Anthelmintics (stem), Diarrhea (stem), Abdomen (unspecified), Abortifacient (unspecified), Ague (unspecified), Burn (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Contraceptive (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Craw-Craw (unspecified), Cystitis (unspecified), Decoagulant (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Lithontriptic (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sleeping sickness (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Hemostatics (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Rectal prolapse (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Vasodilator agents (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Analgesics (whole plant), Anti-arrhythmia agents (whole plant), Anti-inflammatory agents (whole plant), Antirheumatic agents (whole plant), Colic (whole plant), Diarrhea (whole plant), Dysentery (whole plant), Fever (whole plant), Flatulence (whole plant), Neuromuscular agents (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant), Wound healing (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Chromolaena corymbosa world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Cuba, French Guiana, India, Jamaica, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:57380-2
WFO ID wfo-0000006799
COL ID 5YHGV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629328
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Synonyms

Eupatorium repandum Osmia corymbosa Osmia repanda Chromolaena corymbosa Eupatorium corymbosum Eupatorium atriplicifolium Ageratum conyzoides Eupatorium triangulare