Pectis elongata

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.^[3] Tropical cinchweed is burned as a mosquito repellent.^[4]

Pectis elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pectis
Species:	P. elongata
Binomial name
Pectis elongata Kunth
Synonyms[1][2]
Chthonia elongata Cass. Lorentea polycephala Gardner Pectis elongata var. divaricata Hieron. Pectis elongata var. floribunda (A. Rich.) D.J. Keil Pectis elongata var. oerstediana (Rydb.) D.J. Keil Pectis floribunda A. Rich. Pectis oerstediana Rydb. Pectis plumieri Griseb.