| Accepted name: |
Madia sativa Molina |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Cultivated Tarweed
Chile Tarweed
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| French names: |
Madia cultivé
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMADSA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
It has potential for development as a future oil crop. The achenes yield madia oil, which can be used as an edible and lamp oil and in soap manufacture. Also used in traditional medicine (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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