Plant Details

Accepted name:: Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
arnica	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
chaksu´um	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
kituntu ki nkadi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
lahure mhendo	Other	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mexican sunflower	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mexicon sunflower	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nkadi nkadi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
su´um	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
su´un k´aak	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
su’um	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
su’un k’ak	Other	Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016)
tree marigold	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
árnica	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Helianthus quinquelobus Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic.: 193 (1894).
Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2: 168 (1881).
Tithonia diversifolia subsp. glabriuscula S.F.Blake Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 435 (1921).
Urbanisol tagetiflorus var. diversifolius (Hemsl.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 371 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Tithonia diversifolia	Med. Pl. Mexico (Heinrich et al., 1998) Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Manual de Propagación de Pl. Med. (Durán García et al., 2016) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray	Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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