Tagetes erecta L., Sp. Pl. 2: 887 (1753).
Flowers of the African marigold are typically orange daisies, 4-5 cm in diameter and 1-1.5 cm thick, with a center of smaller and darker petals.
Tagetes erecta is native from Mexico to Peru but widely cultivated worldwide, especially in India.
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)