Tithonia diversifolia

TaxID: 684020

Basic Information

Tithonia diversifolia

Japanese-sunflower, Tree Marigold

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

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Asterales

Asteraceae

Tithonia

diversifolia

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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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 —

Distribution (100 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Aruba Present —
Angola Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Bermuda Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
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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.

DNA Barcodes (7 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SAFH3423-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa - -26.085, 27.846
SAFH3423-11 - matK 771 South Africa - -26.085, 27.846
MXBZI517-10 - rbcLa 552 Mexico 2001-10-11 15.83, -95.966
MXBZI517-10 - matK 760 Mexico 2001-10-11 15.83, -95.966
ITSAK547-14 - ITS2 224 - - -
GBVU4436-13 - rbcL 632 India 1992-06-08 23.5863, 81.173004
GBITS11154-21 - ITS 721 China 2014-09-18 22.79, 115.43

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