Common name
English: Parquet burr
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Triumfetta (3)
Epithet: bogotensis DC. (1)
Synonyms: Triumfetta hispida A.Rich., Triumfetta pilosa Roth, Triumfetta vincentina Urb.
bogotensis => from Bogotá, Colombia
hispida => with stiff hairs or bristles
pilosa => covered thinly with long soft hairs
vincentina => from San Vicente, El Salvador
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow