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Genus: Chromolaena
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids >
Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Eupatorieae
About 165 species, native to North and South America, as well as in the
West Indies. Chromolaena odorata
(Triffid Weed, Siam Weed, Paraffienbos) is an introduced weed in southern
Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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