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Asteraceae

Tropical burnweed

Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex Spreng.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erechtites

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Tropical burnweed: Erechtites valerianifolia (voucher 050405 47). Location: Maui, Keopuka
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
敗醬葉菊芹, 败酱叶菊芹, 飛機草, 飞机草
English
Tropical burnweed
Portuguese
Capiçova

Synonyms

  • Erechtites valerianifolia f. valerianifolia
  • Erechtites valerianifolia var. valerianifolia
  • Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC.
  • Erechtites valerianifolius var. valerianifolius

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.