Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asteraceae | Genus: Tithonia | Species: Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mirasolia Diversifolia | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower and Nitobe chrysanthemum | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Giant Mexican Sunflower | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lam Numitlei | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit achene seeds many 4-8 mm long and topped with a ring (pappus) of scales and two awns (about 5 mm long) |
| Habitat | Occurs in wastelands and plains to hills | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of South America And introduced in India, Burma, Malaysia, China, South Africa. | Bark Details | Bark is blue-grey, smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) in height with upright and sometimes ligneous stalks in the form of woody shrubs showy flowers are yellow to orange colored and 5–15 cms. wide and 10–30 cms. long | Leaf Details | Leaves 10 to 40 cm long, simply or mostly 3-7 lobed, somewhat glandular and slightly grayish beneath |
