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botanical illustration of Marigold, Tagetes sp.

botanical record · discovered

Marigold

Tagetes sp.

Marigold · Afrikaantje · Aksamitka · Bársonyvirág · Flores de muerto y clavelones · Gemitir · Kadife çiçeği · Kadifice · Marigolds · Mexican Marigolds · Sammetblumen · Samtblumen · Serentis · Studentenblume · Studentenblumen · Tagetes · Tageti · Tagète · Totenblumen

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: 6-HYDROXYTREMETONE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Tagetes sp.

Common names: Marigold, Afrikaantje, Aksamitka, Bársonyvirág, Flores de muerto y clavelones, Gemitir, Kadife çiçeği, Kadifice, Marigolds, Mexican Marigolds, Sammetblumen, Samtblumen, Serentis, Studentenblume, Studentenblumen, Tagetes, Tageti, Tagète, Totenblumen

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Phytoextraction of copper from copper waste rock by Tagetes sp. · 2023 source ↗
  • Mosquito larvicidal activity of cadmium nanoparticles synthesized from petal extracts of marigold (<i>Tagetes</i> sp.) and rose (<i>Rosa</i> sp.) flower. · 2015 source ↗
  • The A-ring specific hydroxylation of flavonols in position 6 in Tagetes sp. is catalyzed by a cytochrome P450 dependent monooxygenase · 2004 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • 6-HYDROXYTREMETONE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Tagetes sp.
Tagetes sp. · Danny Steven S.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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