Tithonia diversifolia  (Hemsl.) A.Gray

Tree Marigold, Mexican Tournesol, Mexican Sunflower, Japanese Sunflower
Plants > Angiosperms > Asteraceae > ​​​Tithonia diversifolia
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus: Tithonia
Species: diversifolia
  • Common names: Tree Marigold, Mexican Tournesol, Mexican Sunflower, Japanese Sunflower
  • Thai names: ดาวเรืองญี่ปุ่น dao rueang yipun (Bangkok), ทานตะวันหนู than tawan nu (Bangkok), บัวตอง bua tong (Bangkok), เบญจมาศน้ำ ben chamat nam (Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 肿柄菊 zhong bing ju
  • Distribution: Native to eastern Mexico and Central America, almost pantropical.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Pa Hin Ngam N.P.), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: T. diversifolia provincial flower of Mae Hong Son Province
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Image locations
Images of Tithonia diversifolia from Thailand.
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Tithonia diversifolia Pa Hin Ngam N.P. Chaiyaphum November
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Tithonia diversifolia, Pai, Mae Hong Son, November 2015
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Tithonia diversifolia Pa Hin Ngam N.P. Chaiyaphum November
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Tithonia diversifolia Pa Hin Ngam N.P. Chaiyaphum November
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Tithonia diversifolia, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, November 2018
References: 
The Plant List
BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization​
Flora of China