Asteraceae
Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata Cav.

First published in Icon. 1: 57 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is a cultigen from Mexico. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Assam, Baleares, Baltic States, Belize, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Panamá, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tubuai Is., Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

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
  • 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/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simpson, N.D. [5267] Egypt K002513106 Yes
Moore Jr., H.E.; Wood [4441] Mexico K002513084 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002513095 Yes
Andrieux, G. [311] Mexico K001276234 No
Hu, S.Y. [5246] Hong Kong K002513107 Yes
Andrieux, G. [311] Mexico K001276235 No
Dang, D. [146] K002513105 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002513096 Yes
Macleay, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001065939 Type Yes
Macleay, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001065938 Syntype Yes
Macleay, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001065937 Type Yes
Botteri, M. [1175] Mexico K001276240 No
s.coll. [3] K002513098 Yes
Andrieux, G. [311] Mexico K001276233 No
[E. B. Sands] [s.n.] China K002513085 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [736] Mexico K001276238 No
s.coll. [3] K002513097 Yes
Cooper, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002513104 Yes
s.coll. [3868] K002513093 Yes
Forbes Young [s.n.] K001276236 No
Coufeu, E. [s.n.] K002513108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513089 Yes
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [s.n.] Mexico K002513101 Yes
s.coll. [S 47] China K002513088 Yes
[E. B. Sands] [s.n.] China K002513086 Yes
Moore Jr., H.E.; Moore, D.; Wood [4441] China K002513081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513092 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [3161] Mexico K001276237 No
Jurgensen, C. [581] Mexico K001276232 No
Moore Jr., H.E.; Moore, D.; Wood [4441] China K002513082 Yes
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Morris, A. [1521] Malawi K002513109 Yes
Hanbury [s.n.] Italy K001065935 Syntype Yes
Hanbury [s.n.] Italy K001065936 Type Yes
Alexander; [Macdunqul] [s.n.] Mexico K002513099 Yes
Nicolas, F. [s.n.] Mexico K001276242 No
Langlassé, E. [327] Mexico K001276243 No
Alexander, E.J.; MacDougal, D.T. [s.n.] Mexico K002513100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002513102 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [479(bis)_] Mexico K001276239 No
s.coll. [3] K002513094 Yes
Moore Jr., H.E.; Moore, D.; Wood [4441] China K002513083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002513091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guatemala K002512953 No
[Meteinal] [s.n.] Mexico K002513103 Yes
[H. Pittier] [13037] Costa Rica K002512952 Yes
Chung, H.H. [1606] China K002513087 Yes
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Morris, A. [1521] Malawi K002513110 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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