Asteraceae
Dahlia

Dahlia excelsa Benth.

First published in Botanist 2: t. 88 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Benth. in Maund, Botanist, 2: t. 88 (1838).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513039 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [11759] Kenya K002512926 Yes
Nyaki; Sigara [81] Tanzania K002512919 Yes
Shabani [525] Tanzania K002512923 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513043 Yes
Mexico K:SPC-31536.000 No
W. Bates Mexico K000009973 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513041 Yes
Yusufu [1] Tanzania K002512924 Yes
W. Bates [s.n.] Mexico K000009975 Lectotype Yes
W. Bates [s.n.] Mexico K000009972 Lectotype Yes
Ngoundai [412] Tanzania K002512921 Yes
Ngoundai [413] Tanzania K002512920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513040 Yes
W. Bates [s.n.] Mexico K000009974 Lectotype Yes
Mshana, H. [93] Tanzania K002512922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513042 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3866] Tanzania K002512925 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002513038 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images