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Tagetes minuta

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Tagetes minuta
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Species:
T. minuta
Binomial name
Tagetes minuta
Synonyms[1]
  • Tagetes bonariensisPers.
  • Tagetes glanduliferaSchrank
  • Tagetes glandulosaSchrank ex Link
  • Tagetes porophyllumVell.
  • Tagetes tinctoriaHornsch.

Tagetes minutais a tall upright marigold plant from thegenusTagetes,with small flowers,nativeto the southern half ofSouth America.[2]SinceSpanish colonization,it has been introduced around the world, and has becomenaturalizedin Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America, and Africa.[2]Tagetes minutahas numerous local names that vary by region. In the Andes it is known as Huacatay or Wacatay, and in other regions it is common aschinchilla,chiquilla, chilca, zuico, suico,oranisillo.[3]Other names includemuster John Henry,[4]southern marigold,[5]khakibos,stinking roger,[6]wild marigold,[2]andblack mint.It is called by theQuechuatermshuacatayin Peru[7]orwakatayain Bolivia.[8]

It is used as a culinaryherbinPeru,Ecuador,and parts ofChileandBolivia.It is commonly sold in Latin grocery stores in a bottled, paste format as black mint paste.

Description

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This species of marigold may grow to become from 0.6–2 meters tall.[3]

Uses

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Tagetes minutahas been eaten in various forms sincepre-Columbiantimes.[3]Dried leaves may be used as a seasoning and huacatay paste is used to make the popular Peruvian potato dish calledocopa.Anherbal teacan be brewed from the leaves. An extraction of the plant, "Marigold oil", is used in the perfume, tobacco, and soft drink industry.[3]

In addition to food, the plant can be used to producedye,[9]and as a greenmanurecrop for biomass and a bio-fumigant for control of selected species ofnematodes.

Toxicity

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The oils contained in the oil glands that are found throughout the above ground portions of the plant may cause irritation to the skin and in some cases are said to causephotodermatitis.[3]

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  • Close-up of pinnate leaf
    Close-up of pinnate leaf
  • Wakatay in flower
    Wakatay in flower
  • Kawunyira[clarification needed] at Entebbe, Uganda
    Kawunyira[clarification needed]at Entebbe, Uganda
  • Peruvian black mint seedling
    Peruvian black mint seedling
  • Ocopa
    Ocopa

References

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  1. ^"The Plant List".
  2. ^abc"Tagetes minuta".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture.Retrieved1 January2018.
  3. ^abcdeSoule, J.A. 1993. Tagetes minuta: A potential new herb from South America. p. 649-654. In: J. Janick and J.E. Simon (eds.), New crops. Wiley, New York.
  4. ^USDA, NRCS(n.d.)."Tagetes".The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov).Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.Retrieved7 December2015.
  5. ^BSBI List 2007(xls).Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.Archived fromthe original(xls)on 2015-06-26.Retrieved2014-10-17.
  6. ^California Dept. of Food and Agriculture data sheet:Tagetes minuta
  7. ^Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua,Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua,Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  8. ^Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  9. ^Too, Titus (February 1, 2012)."Varsity breaks ground with dye made from weed".The Standard.Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2015.Retrieved18 August2012.
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