Tagetes minuta

TaxID: 169607

Basic Information

Tagetes minuta

Aztec marigold, Muster John Henry

Tagetes minuta is a tall upright marigold type of plant from the genus Tagetes, with small flowers, native to the south western half of South America. Since Spanish colonization, it has been introduced around the world, and has become naturalized in Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America, and Africa. Tagetes minuta has numerous local names that vary by region. In the Andes it is known as Huacatay or Wacatay, and in other regions it is common as chinchilla, chiquilla, chilca, zuico, suico, or anisillo. Other names include Muster John Henry, southern marigold, khakibos, stinking roger, wild marigold, and black mint. It is called the Quechua terms huacatay in Peru or wakataya in Bolivia. It is used as a culinary herb in Peru, Ecuador, and parts of Chile and Bolivia. It is commonly sold in Latin grocery stores in a bottled, paste format as black mint paste.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Asterales

Asteraceae

Tagetes

minuta

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Romi Galeota Lencina@BY
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
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(c) Carlos Ivovich O.@BY-NC
Tagetes minuta
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(c) rinchau@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
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —

Distribution (80 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
Angola Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 (41 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
UHURU539-14 - trnL-F 468 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU539-14 - rbcLa 460 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU539-14 - ITS 346 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU538-14 - trnL-F 409 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU538-14 - rbcLa 483 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU538-14 - ITS 345 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU537-14 - trnL-F 468 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU537-14 - rbcLa 494 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU537-14 - ITS 346 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
UHURU536-14 - trnL-F 468 Kenya 2013-07-16 0.28200000000000003, 36.894
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Literature