Dahlia imperialis

Botanical Description

Dahlia imperialis is a deciduous plant with stems that become more or less woody and often last for more than one season. Older stems can be up to 10cm in diameter. The plant adopts the form of a shrub or a small tree, usually growing around 1 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 9 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 2175 Title Revision of the Genus Dahlia (Compositae, Heliantheae - Coreopsidinae) Part 1 Publication Rhodora Vol. 71, April-June 1969, No. 786 pp 309-365 Author Sorensen P.D. Publisher Year 1969 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is also cultivated as an ornamental for its attractive lavender flowers and tree-like form[ 1438 Title Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, Publication Author Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics ]. Dahlia imperialis is a small tree distributed from the south of Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas) to Colombia. It has a small area of occupancy. The habitat of the taxon is suffering due to the change in land use and associated anthropogenic pressure due to illegal logging and deforestation. These threats will persist in the future, and entail a great risk to the taxon.The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2022)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].