Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray
  • Common name : Giant Mexican Sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Shrub sunflower, Tree marigold
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Gregarious weed of wastelands. Often grown as live fence
  • Key identification features : Tall shrub; Leaves alternate, broadly ovate; Flowers large single flower-heads, orange-yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Madurai district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district
  • Native : Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Introduced in tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tithonia diversifolia. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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