Asteraceae
Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis Roezl ex Ortgies

First published in Gartenflora 12: 243 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Colombia. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food, an ornamental plant and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Introduced into:

Bolivia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, Portugal, Queensland, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Florez-Cárdenas, G., Núñez-Izquierdo, O. L., Núñez-Izquierdo, M. M., Ramírez-Mesa, M., & Zusunaga-Quintana, J. A. (2010). 100 Plantas útiles del páramo del Rabanal: Guía para comunidades rurales. Bogotá: Instituto Alexander von Humboldt - CAR - Corpoboyac
  • GRIN National Genetic Resources Program http://www.ars-grin.gov in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Roezl. in Regel, Gartenfl.: 243, t. 407 (1863).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [5] Mexico K002513050 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Mejía, R.J.; Gabriel, Y.; Guttierez, V. [4045] Colombia K002513031 Yes
Quesada, A.; Estrada, A.; Chacon, R.; et al. [873] Costa Rica K002512936 Yes
Blake, J. [H51/53] Kenya K002512927 Yes
Salim; Godman [46] Guatemala K002512947 Yes
Balls, E.K. [7590] Colombia K002513029 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513072 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4894] Colombia K000497471 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4894] Colombia K000497472 Isotype Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4894] Colombia K000497473 Isotype Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4894] Colombia K000497470 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513070 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Venugopal, N.; Jayaseelan [s.n.] India K002512916 Yes
Blake, J. [H51/53] Tanzania K002512928 Yes
Pruski, J.; MacVean, A. [4490] Guatemala K002512943 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513080 Yes
[Christopher Sandeman] [5628] Colombia K002513027 Yes
von Türckheim, H. [II2059] Guatemala K002512949 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513076 Yes
Pruski, J.; MacVean, A. [4490] Guatemala K002512944 Yes
Sandeman, C. [s.n.] Colombia K002513033 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [264] Kenya K002512929 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513074 Yes
Villacorta, R.; Kawasaki, E. [RV-02616] El Salvador K002512941 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513069 Yes
[F. C. Lehmannianae] [s.n.] Colombia K002513034 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513079 Yes
Sandoval, E. [1732] El Salvador K002512942 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K002512948 Yes
Tonduz, A. [13037] Costa Rica K002512935 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K002512946 Yes
Renderos, M.; et al. [(MR-00313)] El Salvador K002512940 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513077 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513078 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala K002512945 Yes
Balls, E.K. [7590] Colombia K002513030 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513073 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2079] Tanzania K002512930 Yes
Foreau, G. [2396] K002513048 Yes
Estrada, A.; Solano, J.; Gómez, H. [2237] Costa Rica K002512937 Yes
Hara, H.; Kurosawa, S.; Murata, G.; Tagashi, M.; Tuyama, T. [6306241] Nepal K002513049 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513068 Yes
Estrada, A.; Solano, J.; Gómez, H. [2237] Costa Rica K002512934 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [2079] Tanzania K002512931 Yes
Quesada, A. [1552] Costa Rica K002512933 Yes
s.coll. [2] K002513075 Yes
Sandeman, C. [5628] Colombia K002513028 Yes
Galán, P.; Pineda, G. [3098] El Salvador K002512938 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Mejía, R.J.; Gabriel, Y.; Guttierez, V. [4045] Colombia K002513032 Yes
Villacorta, R.; Kawasaki, E. [2616] El Salvador K002512939 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002513071 Yes

Sources

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    • '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/
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  • 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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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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