Pectis elongata
Species of flowering plant
Pectis elongata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Pectis |
Species: | P. elongata |
Binomial name | |
Pectis elongata Kunth | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Pectis elongata, the tropical cinchweed, is a summer blooming annual plant of the genus Pectis, found in the West Indies as well as in South and Central America.[3] Tropical cinchweed is burned as a mosquito repellent.[4]
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