Dahlia excelsa Benth.

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Derivation of specific name: excelsa: from Latin excelsus meaning tall or high.
Flowering time:Apr-May
Worldwide distribution: Mexico.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dahlia excelsa
African Plant Database: Dahlia excelsa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dahlia excelsa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dahlia excelsa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dahlia excelsa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Dahlia excelsa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dahlia excelsa
JSTOR Plant Science: Dahlia excelsa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dahlia excelsa
Plants of the World Online: Dahlia excelsa
Tropicos: Dahlia excelsa
Wikipedia: Dahlia excelsa

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Dahlia excelsa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=252040, retrieved 5 December 2025

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