Tagetes tenuifolia

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Tagetes tenuifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Species:
T. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Tagetes tenuifolia
Cav. 1793 not Kunth 1818 nor Millsp.
Synonyms [1]
  • Tagetes jaliscensis var. minorGreenm.
  • Tagetes macroglossaPol.
  • Tagetes oligocephalaDC.
  • Tagetes peduncularisCav.

Tagetes tenuifolia, the signet marigold, [2] golden marigold or lemon marigold, [3] is a species of the wild marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of Mexico as well as Central America, Colombia, and Peru. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Tagetes tenuifolia is an annual herb sometimes reaching as much as 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are less than 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) long, deeply divided into many small parts. The plant produces many small bright yellow flower heads in a flat-topped array, each head with five ray florets and 7–9 disc florets. [9]

Uses

Culinary

The plant's edible flowers can be used as a garnish because of its lemon-like flavor.

Gardening

Marigolds are regarded as one of the easiest plants to grow. They are very hardy, and may survive minor frosts. The plant is well suited to a mostly sunny position, and fairly well draining soil. Overly fertile soil may cause the plants to become bushy and produce less flowers. Marigolds come in a variety of colours, but mostly yellows and oranges, flowering in the middle of Summer. They can be planted out when there's no more risk of frosts. They can be purchased from most nurseries, and seeds are readily available in stores. It is often used as a companion plant for its insect-repelling properties.

Other

Some species of Tagetes possess a characteristic scent, which repels insects such as mosquitoes, small animals and smaller, burrowing insects. Tagetes tenuifolia is one of these and is often planted near small creeks or puddle prone areas to repel bugs, especially mosquitoes. It was also found that the Tagetes tenuifolia contains thiophene which is a biocidal compound that acts as a natural pesticide to control nematodes in the field. [3]

Traditional Medicine

Traditionally, the plants were decocted and used as a treatment for snakebites in Mexico, and the leaves were used as medicine for bruises in Peru. [3] Tagetes tenuifolia could also be used as treatments for stomach flu in terms of indigestion, constipation, infant diarrhea. [10]

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<i>Calendula officinalis</i> Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae

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<i>Tagetes lucida</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Elephantopus mollis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Tagetes lemmonii</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Tagetes micrantha</i> Species of flowering plant

Tagetes micrantha is a North American species of wild marigold within the family Asteraceae, common name licorice marigold. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca, and found also in the southwestern United States.

<i>Tagetes filifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Tagetes filifolia is a New World species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from northern Mexico to Argentina. Common name is Irish lace despite the fact that the plant does not grow in Ireland.

Tagetes foetidissima is a Mesoamerican species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico and Central America from Tamaulipas to Costa Rica. Common name is "flor de muerto," Spanish for "death flower."

Tagetes microglossa is a Mesoamerican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It grows in Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador, as well as in central and southern Mexico, from Jalisco to Chiapas.

Tagetes parryi is a Mesoamerican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the State of San Luis Potosí in northeastern Mexico.

Tagetes stenophylla is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in the States of Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Michoacán, and México State in western and central Mexico.

Tagetes subvillosa is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Mexico.

Tagetes elongata is a Latin American species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in central and southern Mexico from San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas south to Chiapas.

<i>Tagetes nelsonii</i> Species of flowering plant

Tagetes nelsonii is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Guatemala and to the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Tagetes triradiata is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico.

Tagetes pusilla, the lesser marigold, is a Latin American species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is native Central America and western South America from Guatemala to northern Argentina.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Tagetes tenuifolia Cav.
  2. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 Chitrakar, Bimal; Zhang, Min; Bhandari, Bhesh (2019-07-01). "Edible flowers with the common name "marigold": Their therapeutic values and processing". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 89: 76–87. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2019.05.008. ISSN   0924-2244. S2CID   181985084.
  4. ↑ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
  5. ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
  6. ↑ Williams, L. O. 1976. Tribe VI, Helenieae. En: D. L. Nash & L. O. Williams (Eds), Flora of Guatemala - Part XII. Fieldiana, Botany 24(12): 361–386, 571–580
  7. ↑ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
  8. ↑ Berendsohn, W.G. & A.E. Araniva de González. 1989. Listado básico de la Flora Salvadorensis: Dicotyledonae, Sympetalae (pro parte): Labiatae, Bignoniaceae, Acanthaceae, Pedaliaceae, Martyniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Compositae. Cuscatlania 1(3): 290–1–290–13
  9. ↑ Greenman, Jesse More 1907. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum, Botanical Series 2(6): 272-273 as Tagetes jaliscensis var. minor
  10. ↑ Salehi, Bahare; Valussi, Marco; Morais-Braga, Maria Flaviana Bezerra; Carneiro, Joara Nalyda Pereira; Leal, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges; Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo; Vitalini, Sara; Kręgiel, Dorota; Antolak, Hubert; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; Silva, Nathália Cristina Cirone (2018-11-01). "Tagetes spp. Essential Oils and Other Extracts: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity". Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 23 (11): 2847. doi: 10.3390/molecules23112847 . ISSN   1420-3049. PMC   6278309 . PMID   30388858.
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