| Dicotyledon | Literature for Tithonia diversifolia
Lorence & Wagner, 2020. |
| Asteraceae -- The Sunflower Family | Bibliography |
| Tithonia diversifolia | |
Common name(s): Mexican sunflower, tree marigold |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to Mexico, naturalized in many tropical countries.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Shrub, 2‒5 m tall, wood very soft, villous and aromatic, glandular to subglabrate. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves petiolate; blade palmately 3‒5-lobed, 8‒15(‒22) cm long, 6‒10(‒12) cm wide, gradually tapering to a petiole 2‒4 cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Heads large and showy; ray florets 7‒21 per head, rays yellow, 3‒6 cm long; disk florets numerous, corollas ca. 15 mm long; pappus of 2 persistent awns ca. 5 mm long, and a ring of scales 2‒3 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Achenes flattened, ca. 5 mm long, pubescent. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 30, 34. |
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| Contributor |
Nancy Khan |
