ON THIS PLANT
Pectis elongata, the tropical cinchweed, is a summer blooming annual plant of the genus Pectis, found in the West Indies as well as in South and Central America. Tropical cinchweed is burned as a mosquito repellent.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Pectis
- Family
- Asteraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Tropical Chinchweed
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