Giant Mexican Sunflower
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(New page: Common name: Giant Mexican Sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Shrub sunflower, Tree marigold • Manipuri: লম নুমিতলৈ Lam numitlei • Marathi: कनकगोल Kanak gol ...) |
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| - | Common name: Giant Mexican Sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Shrub sunflower, Tree marigold • Manipuri: লম নুমিতলৈ Lam numitlei • Marathi: कनकगोल Kanak gol | + | '''Common name''': Giant Mexican Sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Shrub sunflower, Tree marigold • Manipuri: লম নুমিতলৈ Lam numitlei • Marathi: कनकगोल Kanak gol |
| - | Botanical name: Tithonia diversifolia | + | '''Botanical name''': Tithonia diversifolia |
| - | Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family) | + | '''Family''': Asteraceae (Sunflower family) |
Giant Mexican Sunflower is an impressive member of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Tithonia was named for Tithonus, a legendary Trojan loved by the dawn goddess Eos, who turned him into a grasshopper. Giant Mexican Sunflower is a perennial native of Mexico and Central America and is naturalized in India. It is a tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Stem is stout, erect, densely hairy. Alternately arranged broadly ovate leaves (lobed or simple) are 15-25 cm long. Large single flower-heads are orange-yellow, 10-15 cm across. In Manipur, flower-heads are used for wounds and bruises. | Giant Mexican Sunflower is an impressive member of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Tithonia was named for Tithonus, a legendary Trojan loved by the dawn goddess Eos, who turned him into a grasshopper. Giant Mexican Sunflower is a perennial native of Mexico and Central America and is naturalized in India. It is a tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Stem is stout, erect, densely hairy. Alternately arranged broadly ovate leaves (lobed or simple) are 15-25 cm long. Large single flower-heads are orange-yellow, 10-15 cm across. In Manipur, flower-heads are used for wounds and bruises. | ||
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Current revision
Common name: Giant Mexican Sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Shrub sunflower, Tree marigold • Manipuri: লম নুমিতলৈ Lam numitlei • Marathi: कनकगोल Kanak gol
Botanical name: Tithonia diversifolia
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Giant Mexican Sunflower is an impressive member of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Tithonia was named for Tithonus, a legendary Trojan loved by the dawn goddess Eos, who turned him into a grasshopper. Giant Mexican Sunflower is a perennial native of Mexico and Central America and is naturalized in India. It is a tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Stem is stout, erect, densely hairy. Alternately arranged broadly ovate leaves (lobed or simple) are 15-25 cm long. Large single flower-heads are orange-yellow, 10-15 cm across. In Manipur, flower-heads are used for wounds and bruises.
