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Taxon:
Tithonia diversifolia
(Hemsl.) A. Gray
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Tithonia
Family:
Asteraceae
(alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
36733
Place of publication:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19:5. 1883
Verified:
03/25/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mirasolia diversifolia
Hemsl.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Blake, S. F.
1921. Revision of the genus
Tithonia
. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20:434-435.
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Breedlove, D. E., ed.
1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Tithonia+diversifolia&quantity=1
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
La Duke, J. C.
1982. Revision of
Tithonia
. Rhodora 84:498-501.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Note:
mentions
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Press, J. R. et al.
2000-. Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (on-line resource)
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=110
Radford, A. E. et al., eds.
1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Villaseñor, J. L.
1989. Manual para la identificacion de las Compositae de la Peninsula de Yucatan y Tabasco. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Techn. Rep. no. 4
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Japanese-sunflower –
Reference(s)
Mexican sunflower-weed –
Reference(s)
Mexican-sunflower –
Reference(s)
shrub-sunflower –
Reference(s)
tree marigold –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
Mexikaanse sonneblom –
Reference(s)
German
Riesen-Tithonie –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
2
Cultivated
cult. throughout tropics & subtropics
3
Adventive
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mayotte
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
Cook Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Niue
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Tonga
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Vanuatu
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Tortola
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
Easter Island
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
Cultivated
(cult. throughout tropics & subtropics)
Adventive
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands]
Naturalized
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Guinea
,
Nigeria
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Mayotte
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
,
Thailand
MALESIA:
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales, Queensland]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Cook Islands
,
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
,
Niue
,
Tonga
,
Vanuatu
,
Samoa
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
[Trinidad],
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
[Tortola]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Chile
[Easter Island]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Environmental
ornamental
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Note:
mentions
Weed
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Weed
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Name
References