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Cosmos sulphureus

Golden Cosmos

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Golden Cosmos

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Mexico - C.America

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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P
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Asterales; ASTERACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.845 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.5/284 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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