Chromolaena odorata

TaxID: 103745

Basic Information

Chromolaena odorata

Siam Weed, Bitter bush, Jack in the bush, Siam weed, Triffid weed

Chromolaena odorata is also known as jack in the bush. It is a tropical and subtropical species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas in the United States south through Mexico and the Caribbean to South America. It has been introduced to tropical Asia, West Africa, and parts of Australia.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Asterales

Asteraceae

Chromolaena

odorata

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter@BY
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(c) sam_spathe@BY-NC
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(c) 江麗君@BY
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(c) Peter Swart@BY-NC
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(c) Joe MDO@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
China Quarantine pests 2021
Jordan A1 list 2013
Papua New Guinea Present —
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (91 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Angola Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR17569942 leave - - 2 China:Hainan
SRR17569941 leave - - 2 China:Hainan
SRR17569940 leave - - 2 China:Hainan

DNA Barcodes (24 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GENG1664-16 - rbcL 570 India 2016-01-25 20.774279, 73.634026
GBVP5990-15 - matK 1503 Mexico - 23.874361, -101.554
GBITS59815-21 - ITS 732 Brazil - -
GBITS10487-21 - ITS 666 - - -
GBITS10486-21 - ITS 724 South Africa - -
GBITS10485-21 - ITS 726 South Africa - -
GBITS10484-21 - ITS 733 South Africa - -
GBITS10483-21 - ITS 729 Australia - -
GBITS10482-21 - ITS 729 South Africa - -
GBITS10481-21 - ITS 719 South Africa - -
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Literature