Pectis linearis

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| genus = Pectis

| species = linearis

| authority = La Llave

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• Pectis capillaris DC.
• Pectis densa Rusby
• Pectis elongata var. schottii Fernald
• Pectis febrifuga H.C. Hall
• Pectis graveolens Klatt
• Pectis rosea Rusby
• Pectis schottii (Fernald) Millsp. & Chase

| synonyms_ref = [http://tropicos.org/Name/50155660?tab=synonyms Tropicos]The Plant List

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Pectis linearis, the West Indian cinchweed, is a summer blooming annual plant in the genus Pectis.La Llave, Pablo de. Registro Trimestre O Coleccion de Memorias de Historia, literatura, Ciencias y Artes. Mexico City 1: 451. 1832. Its floral region is generally Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.{{cite web | url=http://www.sagebud.com/west-indian-chinchweed-pectis-linearis/ | title=Sagebud - West Indian cinchweed | publisher=Sagebud.com | accessdate=May 7, 2011}}