Drymaria cordata, the tropical chickweed, stangries, West Indian chickweed, or golondrina, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[2] It is native to moist habitats in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, and has been introduced to many places in the tropics and subtropics, including the southeast US, the Caribbean, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Japan, and a number of islands.[1] It is known as one of the most aggressive weeds of the tropical and subtropical parts of the world.[3]

Drymaria cordata
In Nepal, uprooted
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Drymaria
Species:
D. cordata
Binomial name
Drymaria cordata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Alsine media Vell.
    • Alsine rotundifolia Stokes
    • Bufonia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
    • Cerastium cordatum (L.) Crantz
    • Cerastium cordifolium Roxb.
    • Drymaria adenophora Urb.
    • Drymaria cordata var. diandra (Sw.) Griseb.
    • Drymaria cordata var. pacifica Mizush.
    • Drymaria cordata var. puberula Triana & Planch.
    • Drymaria procumbens Rose
    • Drymaria sessilifolia Fiori
    • Holosteum cordatum L.
    • Holosteum diandrum Sw.
    • Loeflingia renifolia Lag.
    • Stellaria adenophora (Urb.) León
    • Stellaria adnophora (Urb.) León
    • Stellaria cordata Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Drymaria cordata West Indian chickweed". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021. Name status; Unresolved
  3. ^ "Datasheet Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.