Drymaria cordata

Drymaria cordata, the tropical chickweed, West Indian chickweed, or golondrina, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[2] It is native to moist habitats in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, and has been introduced to many places in the tropics and subtropics, including the southeast US, the Caribbean, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Japan, and a number of islands.[1] It is known as one of the most aggressive weeds of the tropical and subtropical parts of the world.[3]

Drymaria cordata
In Nepal, uprooted
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Drymaria
Species:
D. cordata
Binomial name
Drymaria cordata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Alsine media Vell.
    • Alsine rotundifolia Stokes
    • Bufonia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
    • Cerastium cordatum (L.) Crantz
    • Cerastium cordifolium Roxb.
    • Drymaria adenophora Urb.
    • Drymaria cordata var. diandra (Sw.) Griseb.
    • Drymaria cordata var. pacifica Mizush.
    • Drymaria cordata var. puberula Triana & Planch.
    • Drymaria procumbens Rose
    • Drymaria sessilifolia Fiori
    • Holosteum cordatum L.
    • Holosteum diandrum Sw.
    • Loeflingia renifolia Lag.
    • Stellaria adenophora (Urb.) León
    • Stellaria adnophora (Urb.) León
    • Stellaria cordata Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.

References
  1. "Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. "Drymaria cordata West Indian chickweed". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021. Name status; Unresolved
  3. "Datasheet Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.


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