Tithonia diversifolia
TaxID: 684020
Basic Information
Scientific Name *
Tithonia diversifolia
Common Name
Japanese-sunflower, Tree Marigold
Introduction
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Tithonia diversifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is commonly known as the tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is native to Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Depending on the area they may be either annual or perennial. It has shown great potential in raising the soil fertility in soils depleted in nutrients.
Originating in Mexico; research has shown its potential in benefiting poor African farmers. This plant is a weed that grows quickly and has become an option as an affordable alternative to expensive synthetic fertilizers. It has shown to increase plant yields and the availability of soil nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).
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Taxonomic Information
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Lineage
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Asterales;f__Asteraceae;g__Tithonia;s__Tithonia diversifolia
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(5 photos)
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(c) Ashley M Bradford@BY-NC
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(c) abelardomendesjr@BY-NC
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(c) Margaret Burger@BY-NC
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(c) Nelson Wisnik@BY-NC
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants
(0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status
(1 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Country
Status
Year Added
Peru
Absent
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Distribution
(100 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
Distribution Map
(Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Genomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Data source: BOLD.
Process ID
BIN
Marker
Length
Country
Date
Lat/Lon
Sequence
SAFH3423-11
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rbcLa
552
South Africa
-
-26.085, 27.846
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AGTGTT---GGATTCAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTATAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATATGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTATAAAGGCCGATGCTATGGACTAGAGCCTGTTCCTGGAGAAGACAATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCATTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCGACTGCGTATGTTAAAACTTTCGAGGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCTTGTTATGAATGTCTT
SAFH3423-11
-
matK
771
South Africa
-
-26.085, 27.846
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---------------------------TCCTCTTTGCATTTATTAAGA---TTCTTTCTCCAT---------GAGTGTCCTAAT------------------TGGAAT---------------------------AATCTTATTACTTCAAATTCA---------------AAGAAAGCCAGTTCT---TCTTTTTCAAAA------------------------------ATAAATCACAGACTATTCTTCTTCCTATAT------------ACTTCTTATGTATGTGAATATGAATCTGGCTTC---TTATTTCTCCGTAACCAATCTTCT---CACTTACGATCAACA---TCTTCTGGAGCCCTTATTGAACGAATCTATTTCTCTGGA---------------AAAATCGAGCATCTT---------------------GCAGAAGTC------------TTTGCCAGG---------------------------GCTTTTCAAGCG------AATTTATGGTTATTCAAAGATTCT------TTCATGCATTATGTTAGGTATCAAGGAAAATCAATTCTTGCTTCA------AAAGGGACGTTT------CTTTTGATGAAT---------AAATGGAAATATTACTTTGTCAATTTATGGAAATATTCTTTTTACCTGTGGTCTTACCCAGGAAGGATTTATATA------AAC---CAATTATCCAATCATTCC------CTTGACTTTCTGGGT------TATCGTTCAAGT------GTGCGGCTAAAGCCTTCAACGGTACGC------GGTCAAATGCTAGAAAATACA------TTTTTAATCGATAAT------GCTATTAAGAAGTTTGATAGTATTGTTCCAATTATGCCTCTGGTTGGATCATTGGCTAAATCGAAATTTTGTAACGCATTGGGGCATCCTATTGGTAAGGCGATTTGGGCC---GATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATTGAGCGCTTTGGCCGTATATACAGAAATCTTTCTCATTATCAT---AGTGGATCTTCAAAAAAAAAAAGTTTGTAT-------------------------------------------
MXBZI517-10
-
rbcLa
552
Mexico
2001-10-11
15.83, -95.966
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AGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTATAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATATGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGACCGTTACAAAGGCCGATGCTATGGAATTGAGCCTGTTCTTGGAGAAGACAATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCATTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTTGGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATTTGCGAATCCCGACTGCGTATGTTAAAACTTTCGAGGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCGAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCTTGTTATGAATGTCTT
MXBZI517-10
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matK
760
Mexico
2001-10-11
15.83, -95.966
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--TTCCTCTTTGCATTTATTAAGATTCTTTCTCCATGAGTGTCAT------AATTGGGATAGTCTTATTACTTCAAATTCA---------AAGAAAGCCAGTTCTTCTTTTTCA------AAAAGAAAT------------------------CACAGATTATTCTTCTTTCTATAT------------ACTTCTTATGTATGTGAATATGAATCTAGCTTCCTATTTCTCCGTAACCAATCTTCT---CACTTACGATCAACATCTTCTGGAGCCCTTATTGAACGAATAGATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAGCAT---------------------CTTGCAGAA------GTCTTTGCC------AGGACTTTTCAAGCGAATTTATGGTTATTCAAAGATTCT------TTCATGCATTATGTTAGGTATCAAGGAAAATCAATTCTTGCT---------TCAAAAGGGACGTTTCTTTTGATGAATAAATGGAAAGATTACTTTTTCAATTTCTGGAAATCTTATTTTTACCTGTGGTCTTATCCAGGAAGG------ATTTATATAAAC------CAATTATCC---AATCATTCCCTTGACTTTCTGGGT------TATCGTTCAAGT------GTGCGTCTAAAGCCTTCA---ATGGTACGCGGTCAAATACTAGAAAATACATTTTTAATTAATAATGCTATTAAG------AAGTTTGATAGTATTGTTCCAATTATGCCTCTGGTTGGATCGTTGGCTAAATCGAAATTTTGTAACGCATTGGGGCATCCTATTGGTAAGGCAATTTGGGCCGATTTATCAGATTCTGATATTATTGAGCGCTTTGGCCGTATATACAGAAATCTTTCTCATTATCATAGTGGATCTTCAAAAAAA---------------------------
ITSAK547-14
-
ITS2
224
-
-
-
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ATCACGTCGCCCCAACAGGCATCCCTTCTAGGTTTGTCTTGTGTTGGGGCGGAGATTGGTCTCCCGTGCCCATGGCGTGGTTGGCCTAAATAGGAGTCTCCTCATGAGGGACGCACGACTAGTGGTGGTTGATAAGACAGTCGTCTCGTGTTGTGCGTTTACTTTCTTGAGTGTAGATGCTCTTAAAGTACCCCGGTGTGTTGTCTTTTGACGATGCTTCGATC
GBVU4436-13
-
rbcL
632
India
1992-06-08
23.5863, 81.173004
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---------------------AAAGATTAT------------AAATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTGAATATGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTTCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCAGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTATGGNNCGNNGGA---CTTACCAGCCTTGACCGTTACAAAGGCCGATGCTATGGAATTGAGCCTGTTCTTGGAGAAGAC---AATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCATTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTAGGTAATGTATTT---GGGTTCAAAGCCCTGCGT---GCTCTACGTCTG---GAAGATTTGCGA---ATCCCGACTGCGTATGTTAAAACT---TTCGAGGGTCCG---CCTCACGGTATC---CAAGTTGAAAGAGAT---------AAA------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCGAAA---TTGGGGTTA---TCC---GCTAAAAACTACGGT---AGAGCT---TGTTATGAATGTCTTCGTGGTGGCCTTGATTTTACTAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAGAACGTGAACTCCCAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGACCGTTTC---TTA---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCT---ATTTATAAAGCACAA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GBITS11154-21
-
ITS
721
China
2014-09-18
22.79, 115.43
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TAGGAGAAGTCGTCACAAGGTTTCTGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTGTCGAACCCTGCATAGCAGAACGACCCGTGAACAAGTTAACACATCTGGCCTCCCAGGACCGAARCGTTTGGTTCGGTACTTGSGAARCYTTGKCGACTTGTGTTCATTCATGCCCCATACCTTTGGTGCATCGTGGATGTCATGTTGACGAAATAACAAACCCCCGGCACGAGACGTGCCAAGGAAAACCAAAATTAAAGAGCCCGTGCAGTTGCGCCCCGTTCGCGGTGTGTGTGTTGGATGTGGCTTCTTTGTAAACTTAAAACGACTCTCGGCAACGGATATCTCGGCTCACGCATCGATGAAGAACGTAGCAAAATGCGATACTTGGTGTGAATTGCAGAATCCCGTGAACCATCGAGTTTTTGAACGCAAGTTGCGCCCGAAGCCATCCGGTTGAGGGCACGTCTGCCTGGGCGTCACGCATCACGTCGCCCCAACAGGCATCCCTTCTAGGTTTGTCTTGTGTTGGGGCGGAGATTGGTCTCCCGTGCCCATGGCGTGGTTGGCCTAAATAGGAGTCTCCTCATGAGGGACGCACGACTAGTGGTGGTTGATAAGACAGTCGTCTCGTGTTGTGCGTTTACTTTCTTGAGTGTAGATGCTCTTAAAGTACCCCGGTGTGTTGTCTTTTGACGATGCTTCGATCGCGACCCCAGGTCACGCGGGACTAC
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