Lam Numitlei / Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha & more
How to identify Lam Numitlei
Identify Lam Numitlei by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lam Numitlei.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tithonia rotundifolia
- Genus
- Tithonia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves, despite the epithet, are deltoid to lanceolate, occasionally lobed (or broadly heart-shaped) up to 38 cm long and 30 cm wide, with subentire, crenate or serrated margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaves, despite the epithet, are deltoid to lanceolate, occasionally lobed (or broadly heart-shaped) up to 38 cm long and 30 cm wide, with subentire, crenate or serrated margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The upper side of the leaves is gray, the underside is hairy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lam Numitlei itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lam Numitlei itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯂꯝ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠꯂꯩ Lam numitlei
About Lam Numitlei
Red Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) belongs to the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha and 6 other states.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Lam Numitlei belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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