Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.

English: Lilac tasselflower

Mandarin: 一点红 (yi dian hong)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Asterales (229)

        Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)

          Genus: Emilia (3)

            Epithet: sonchifolia (L.) DC. (1)

sonchifolia => having leaves like Sonchus

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

Check for Emilia sonchifolia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [975] Emilia sonchifolia - Plants For A Future
• [1039] Emilia sonchifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.
• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.