Asteraceae
Dahlia

Dahlia coccinea Cav.

First published in Icon. 3: 33 (1795)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to El Salvador. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Bolivia, Ethiopia, Germany, Great Britain, Madeira, NW. Balkan Pen., Peru, Poland, Romania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[illegible] [s.n.] K002513176 Yes
H.; et al. [12266] Mexico K002512991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513156 Yes
Lord Talbat; Clarke, D. [s.n.] Mexico K002513169 Yes
[M. Moral] [s.n.] K002513159 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513163 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2493] Mexico K002512983 Yes
Galeotti, H. [[2080]] Mexico K002512995 Yes
Rose, J.N. [2364] Mexico K002513011 Yes
Jones, J. [s.n.] Mexico K002513178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513151 Yes
Hawkes, J.G. [1902] Mexico K002513144 Yes
Jones, J.; Merton [s.n.] K002513181 Yes
[D. Gracilis] [3999] K002513177 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513164 Yes
Rothschild, B.M.; w/T. Upson [334] Mexico K002512986 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513166 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513153 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [2193] Mexico K002513130 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [901] Mexico K002513127 Yes
Coulter, T. [389] Mexico K002512976 Yes
Rothschild, B.M.; w/T. Upson [395] Mexico K002512987 Yes
Lawrence, W.; Merton [S. W. 19] K002513167 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9221] Mexico K002512972 Yes
[Andrieux] [309] Mexico K002512996 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [735] Mexico K002513019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513150 Yes
Jones, J.; Merton [s.n.] K002513182 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [881] Mexico K002513142 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2493] Mexico K002512982 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1902] Guatemala K002513013 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9439] Mexico K002512979 Yes
s.coll. [1284] Mexico K002512980 Yes
Hemsley, W.B.; Moore, T. [s.n.] K002513172 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [881] Mexico K002513143 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513162 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [550] Mexico K002513017 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002512989 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2028] Mexico K002513001 Yes
Rose, J.N.; Painter, J.H.; Rose, J.S. [9442] Mexico K002512981 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B 6828] Peru K002513036 Yes
Linden, J.J. [[1199]] Mexico K002512994 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4702] Mexico K002513005 Yes
H.; et al. [7999] Mexico K002513002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513139 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7965] Mexico K002513007 Yes
Galeotti, H. [2312] Mexico K002513010 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [1548] Guatemala K002513014 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K002513012 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Medeiros, H.; Pace, M.; Pérez R, A. [16325] Mexico K002512975 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K002513015 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [2193] K002513129 Yes
Méndez, A.G. [8331] Mexico K002513016 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E.D. [479] Mexico K002513000 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [854] Mexico K002513004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513155 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513175 Yes
Panero, J.L.; Calzada, J.I.; Boland, T. [5964] Mexico K002512997 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1433] Mexico K002513006 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [25119] Bolivia K002513035 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [48a] Mexico K002512998 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513148 Yes
s.coll. [H 3569/67] K002513158 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513165 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [901] Mexico K002513128 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [H 267] Mexico K002512988 Yes
H.; et al. [11350] Mexico K002512978 Yes
Lord Talbot; Clarke, D. [s.n.] Mexico K002513170 Yes
Calzada, J.I.; Colaboradores [1916] Mexico K002513009 Yes
Hawkes, J.G. [1902] Mexico K002513140 Yes
H.; et al. [9439] Mexico K002512971 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513154 Yes
[Merton] [s.n.] K002513161 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1581] Mexico K002513003 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513173 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9221] Mexico K002512977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513152 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [478] Mexico K002512999 Yes
Jones, J. [s.n.] K002513180 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513149 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513147 Yes
Palmer, E. [494] Mexico K000497476 Type Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1560] Mexico K002512992 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002512984 Yes
Reveal, J.; Peterson, K.M.; Harley, R.M.; Broome, C.R. [4350] Mexico K002512990 Yes
Hawkes, J.G. [1560] Mexico K002513145 Yes
H.; et al. [17407] Mexico K002512993 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513168 Yes
Jones, J. [s.n.] K002513179 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2028] Mexico K002513008 Yes
s.coll. [38] K002513171 Yes
Hawkes, J.G. [1560] Mexico K002513146 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [735] Mexico K002513018 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [499] Zimbabwe K002512932 Yes
Thompson [s.n.] K002513174 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [64] Mexico K002513141 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513157 Yes
Rothschild, B.M.; w/T. Upson [404] Mexico K002512985 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513160 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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