Common name
English: Poreleaf
German: Bolivianischer Koriander
Portuguese: Arnica-paulista
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Porophyllum (1)
Epithet: ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. (1)
Synonyms: Cacalia glandulosa Salisb., Cacalia ruderalis (Jacq.) Sw., Porophyllum ellipticum Cassini
ellipticum => roughly twice as long as broad, oblong with rounded ends, elliptic
glandulosa => full of glands, glandular
ruderale => growing on debris, or on waste places
ruderalis => of waste places, of rubbish tips
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Porophyllum ruderale at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [342] Porophyllum ruderale - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk