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Taxon:  Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don



Summary
Genus:
Emilia
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Subtribe:
Senecioninae
Nomen number:
104205
Place of publication:
R. Sweet, Hort. brit. ed. 3:382. 1839
Comment:
G. Don's citation of "Bot. Mag. t. 564" is an indirect reference to the basionym Cacalia coccinea Sims, Bot. Mag. 16: t. 564. 1802 (Melbourne ICN Art. 41.3)
Verified:
03/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cacalia coccinea Sims

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Emilia sagittata DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Emilia flammea auct.
Emilia javanica auct.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
  4. Britton, N. L. et al., eds. ser. 1; C. T. Rogerson, ed. ser. 2. 1978. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 ser. 2, 10:148-149.
  5. Burkill, H. M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004 1:468-469.
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  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  9. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  10. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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  12. Jeffrey, C. 1986. The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa. Notes on Compositae: IV. Kew Bull. 41:913.
  13. Jeffrey, C. 1997. What is Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don (Compositae)? A revision of the large-headed Emilia species of Africa. Kew Bull. 52:209.
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  15. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. 2000
  16. Nicolson, D. H. 1975. Emilia fosbergii, a new species. Phytologia 32:33-34.
  17. Nicolson, D. H. 1980. Summary of cytological information on Emilia and the taxonomy of four Pacific taxa of Emilia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Syst. Bot. 5:394.
  18. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. 1980-
  19. Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  21. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  22. Wagner, W. L. et al. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i. 1990
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Common names
English
Cupid's-paintbrush –
red thistle –
tassel-flower –
French
émilie –
cucolie écarlate –
Portuguese (Brazil)
emília –
Swedish
tofsblomster –
Transcribed Chinese
rong ying ju –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Zaire
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (British)
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Weed  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104205. Accessed 15 April 2026.

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