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Dahlia imperialis

Synonyms: Dahlia dumicola; Dahlia lehmannii; Dahlia lehmannii leucantha; Dahlia maximiliana; Dahlia maxonii

Wikipedia Abstract

Dahlia imperialis or Bell tree dahlia is an 8-10 metre tall member of the Dahlia genus native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia. It is a plant of the uplands and mountains, occurring at elevations of 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft), and its leaves are used as a dietary supplement by the Q'eqchi' people of San Pedro Carchá in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
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Predators

Oemona hirta (lemon tree borer)[1]
Phytomyza syngenesiae (chrysanthemum leafminer)[1]

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♦ 1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0