Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 357-358Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf 1861. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 359 description in English, as Eupatorium trigonocarpumKing, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest 1970. Phytologia 20: 207
Chromolaena trigonocarpa is a branching shrub or subshrub with curved hairs on the stem. It has opposite leaves with teeth and a pointed tip. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.
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External links photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Dominica, type specimen of Eupatorium trigonocarpum/Chromolaena trigonocarpa