Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera kunthiana (Spach) Munz

First published in Amer. J. Bot. 19: 759 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Texas to Central America, Hispaniola. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Texas

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E. [563] Mexico K003858647 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K003858655 Yes
Salle [507] Mexico K003858642 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [254] Mexico K003858641 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003858640 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [892B] Colombia K003858957 Yes
Arsene, F. [536] Mexico K003858652 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7459] Mexico K003858654 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7491] Mexico K003858645 Yes
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [513] Mexico K003858646 Yes
Schaffner, J.G. [169] Mexico K003858644 Yes
Savatier, L. [s.n.] Peru K003858956 Yes
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K003858651 Yes
Palmer, E. [27] Mexico K003858648 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3727] Mexico K003858643 Yes
Palmer, E. [27] Mexico K003858650 Yes
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K003858653 Yes
Palmer, E. [114] Mexico K003858649 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [11945] Dominican Republic Oenothera domingensis K000533338 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0