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Taxon:  Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S. F. Blake



Summary
Genus:
Tithonia
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
36735
Place of publication:
Contr. Gray Herb. 52:41. 1917
Verified:
03/25/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tagetes rotundifolia Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Helianthus speciosus Hook.
Tithonia speciosa (Hook.) Griseb.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  4. Blake, S. F. 1921. Revision of the genus Tithonia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20:426-427.
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  23. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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Common names
English
Mexican-sunflower –
red-sunflower –
Afrikaans
roosionneblom –
German
mexikanische Sonnenblume –
mexikanische Tithonie –
Portuguese (Brazil)
margarida-mexicana –
Swedish
inkakrage –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesSaba 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Senegal
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Louisiana]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Netherlands Antilles [Saba], Cuba, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36735. Accessed 31 May 2025.