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 primarly in the Seasonally Dry Tropical biome(s).

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
Mexico 31536.000 No
W. Bates [s.n.], Mexico K000009972 lectotype Yes
W. Bates, Mexico K000009973 lectotype Yes
W. Bates [s.n.], Mexico K000009974 lectotype Yes
W. Bates [s.n.], Mexico K000009975 lectotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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