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Online resources: | Invasive Species Compendium | Plants of Saint Lucia | Flora of China | World Flora Online |

I saw the sole matured plant with flowers and fruits at a park in the northern part of Singapore on 19 June 2021. There were many seedlings around the parent plant. In the iNaturalist website viewed on 26 November 2021, there was an earlier sighting in Singapore on 1 April 2021 (submitted to the website on 15 November 2021) at Queenstown area. This plant is likely to be a new plant record in Singapore. I gathered some seeds and planted them in a pot. They adapted very well. I am certain that this plant will be naturalized here soon given the way that the seeds are dispersed and the often windy condition here.

Reference:

Chung KF, Ku SM, Kono Y, Peng CI. Emilia praetermissa Milne-Redh. (Asteraceae) - a misidentified alien species in Northern Taiwan. Taiwania 2009;54(4):385-390. | Read article |