Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea teleandra Lourteig

First published in Sellowia 39: 45 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Minas Gerais). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Giulietti & al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, MG.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Graham, S.A. (2019). A revision of Cuphea section Melvilla (Lythraceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 105: 1-146.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 14, 1997 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; da Fonseca, S.F. [23544] Brazil K000533137 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Assis, M.C.; Mello-Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Cordeiro, I. [CFCR 11395] Brazil K001076009 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Pirani, J.R.; Kameyama, C.; Meguro, M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I. [CFCR9024] Brazil K001076008 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