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Crassoccpllalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore
Tall herb with toothed or lobed, alternate leaves,
drooping heads of disc florets red-brown at the tips,
and plumed achenes. Common to abundant in
disturbed places, especially in taro fields, reported
from near sea level to 1800 m elevation. A modern
introduction, native to tropical Africa. Lamoureux
3060; Whistler 8619!.
"Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Small herb with opposite leaves and small, aster-
like heads of white ray and disc florets. Uncommon
in disturbed places, mostly in wet soil, reported only
from the lowlands. A modern introduction, pan-
tropic in distribution. Lamoureux 3072; Whistler
328.
Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.) Schultz-Bip.
Coarse herb with opposite leaves and drooping
stalked heads or several disc florets. Uncommon in
disturbed places. A modern introduction, native to
tropical America. Trail 280.
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
fua lele
Erect herb with alternate, sessile, variously shaped
leaves with clasping auricles, a panicle of several
heads of lavender disc florets, and plumed achenes.
Common in sunny disturbed places, reported from
near sea level to 450 m elevation. A modern intro-
duction, native to the Old World tropics. Setchell
1 2; Eames T9; Garber 8 1 1 ; Lamoureux 306 1, 3062?
(n.~.), 3063; Sachet 37; Whistler 304, 322, 2935,
8950!.
Ercchtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC.
fua lele
Tall, erect herb with alternate, deeply pinnately
lobed leaves, pink disc florets in heads arranged in
terminal panicles, and plumed achenes. Occasional
to common in open, disturbed places, reported from
near sea level to 1750 m elevation (but uncommon
at low elevations). A modern introduction, native to
tropical America. Setchell l I; Christophersen 957;
Whistler 9053!.
Mikania micrantha H. B. K.
[mile-a-minute vine] fue saina
Herbaceous vine with opposite leaves, white disc
florets in heads arranged in panicles, and plumed
achenes. Abundant in disturbed places, reported
from near sea level to 1600 m elevation. A modern
introduction, native to tropical America. Long
2606a; Whistler 8632!, 9133.
*Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B. Juss. ex Aubl.)
Baker
vao malini
Wiry, deep-rooted herb with alternate leaves and
purple to white disk florets in heads arranged in a
narrow, spike-like inflorescence. Occasional in
lawns and disturbed places, reported only from the
lowlands. A modem introduction, native to tropical
America. Whistler 9072.
"Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze
Erect herb with alternate leaves and inconspicuous,
white disc florets in sessile, axillary heads. Occa-
sional on streamsides and other wet places, reported
from near sea level to 350 m elevation. A modern
introduction, native to tropical America. Whistler
3229.
Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.
tae'oti
Coarse herb with opposite leaves and yellow disc
florets arranged in sessile, axillary heads. Common
in disturbed places, reported from near sea level to
550 m elevation. A modem introduction, native to
tropical America. Setchell 19, 540; Eames Tll;
Wilder 29; Garber 814; Lamoureux 3067, 3074;
Whistler 8626!, 8957!.
"Tridax procumbens L.
[coat buttons]
Ascending herb with opposite, toothed leaves and
solitary, long-stalked heads of white ray and yellow
disc florets. Occasional in disturbed places, reported
only from the lowlands. A modern introduction,
native to tropical America. Whistler 9346.