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near Patagonia, Arizona,
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A large, variable and invasive species from Mexico. Widely planted as a soil nutrient. Names include Tree Marigold and Mexican Sunflower. Photo from near Chimwadzulu, Malawi.
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Sonoran Desert Museum grounds, Tucson, Arizona. April 3, 2010. This plant is native to Mexico
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Thitonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.BlakeASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)Local: Asa Norte, Braslia, Brasil.Origem: Mxico; subespontnea.Domnio fitogeogrfico: Mata Atlntica.Ref.: a) Lorenzi, H. e Souza, H.M. Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008; b) Lista de Espcies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botnico do Rio de Janeiro, 2010.
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near Patagonia, Arizona, September 2010
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray. Asteraceae. CN: Randa semaya, Tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Nitobe chrysanthemum. Native to eastern Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Weed, ornamental and folk medicine for skin diseases (such as athlete's foot), night sweats, as a diuretic, hepatitis, jaundice and cystitis. Synonym(s):
Helianthus quinquelobus Sess & Moc.
Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl. (basionym)
Tithonia diversifolia var.
glabriuscula S.F.Blake
Tithonia triloba Sch.Bip. ex Klatt [Illegitimate]
Urbanisol tagetiflora var.
diversifolius (Hemsl.) Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetiflora var.
flavus Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetiflora f.
grandiflorus Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetifolius f.
grandiflorus KuntzeRef and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-117677www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36733zipcodezoo.com/Plants/T/Tithonia_diversifolia/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithonia_diversifolia
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Sonoran Desert Museum grounds, Tucson, Arizona. April 3, 2010. This plant is native to Mexico
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Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, August 28, 2012
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Christmas Island
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Sonoran Desert Museum grounds, Tucson, Arizona. April 3, 2010. This plant is native to Mexico
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near Patagonia, Arizona, September 2010
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Boquete District, Chiriqui, Panama
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Kirkwood, Missouri, United States
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray. Asteraceae. CN: Randa semaya, Tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Nitobe chrysanthemum. Native to eastern Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Weed, ornamental and folk medicine for skin diseases (such as athlete's foot), night sweats, as a diuretic, hepatitis, jaundice and cystitis. Synonym(s):
Helianthus quinquelobus Sess & Moc.
Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl. (basionym)
Tithonia diversifolia var.
glabriuscula S.F.Blake
Tithonia triloba Sch.Bip. ex Klatt [Illegitimate]
Urbanisol tagetiflora var.
diversifolius (Hemsl.) Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetiflora var.
flavus Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetiflora f.
grandiflorus Kuntze
Urbanisol tagetifolius f.
grandiflorus KuntzeRef and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-117677www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36733zipcodezoo.com/Plants/T/Tithonia_diversifolia/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithonia_diversifolia
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Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.GrayASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)Local: Lago Sul, Braslia, Brasil.Origem: Mxico, subespontnea.Domnio fitogeogrfico: Amaznia e Mata AtlnticaRef.: a) Lorenzi, H. e Souza, H.M. Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008; b) Lista de Espcies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botnico do Rio de Janeiro, 2010.
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Lumecha (2), Ruvuma, Tanzania
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray. syn. Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl. Asteraceae. CN: Tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Nitobe chrysanthemum. Native to eastern Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Highly revered in Chinese TCM.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithonia_diversifolia
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Christmas Island