Phrymaceae

Mimulus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A., Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alberta, California, Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, Great Britain, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 310.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Act. Soc. Sc. Uppsal.: 82 (1741).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 283 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 634 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 2, 2009 Wood, J.R.I.et, al. [21009] Bolivia K000634287 No
Jul 2, 2009 Huaylla, H., et al. [960] Bolivia K000634286 No
Jan 1, 1993 Nuttall, W.L. [s.n.] United States K001079307 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Curran, M.K. [s.n.] United States K001079294 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Jepson, W.L. [s.n.] United States K001079296 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Bolander, H.N. [4521] United States K001079295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Trask, B. [s.n.] United States K001079304 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K001079306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [5538] Canada K005330278 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K004117463 Yes
[P.M. Sbark] [s.n.] United States K005330274 No
Loring, C.G. [s.n.] K005330267 Yes
Hartweg, K.T. [s.n.] United States K001079225 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, G.W. [318] United States K005330271 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K005330260 Yes
s.coll. [ACE276] China K004879566 Yes
Menzies, A. [s.n.] United States K001067365 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bickmore, A.F. (Mrs) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004879514 Yes
Wright, C. [1482] United States K005330264 Yes
Stainton; Henderson [5964] Türkiye K004879517 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2206] United Kingdom K:SPC-16351.000 No
Lindheimer, F. [671] K005330261 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [671] United States K005330263 Yes
s.coll. [1044] Canada K005330276 Yes
Grant, A.L. [1344] United States K001079204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parry (Dr.) [s.n.] K005330268 Yes
s.coll. [1071] China K004879570 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2031] United Kingdom K:SPC-16350.000 No
Curran, M.K. [s.n.] United States K001079322 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curran, M.K. [s.n.] United States K001079222 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thompson, J.W. [3084] United States K005330291 Yes
s.coll. [1071] China K004879571 Yes
Greene, E., L. [s.n.] United States K001079223 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, I.M. [6147] Argentina K000528966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3919] Burma K001117605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3917] Nepal K001079168 Type Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K001079226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, G.W. [782] United States K005330272 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K005330280 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K001079224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K001079230 Type Yes
Menzies, A. [777] United States K001079229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mulford, A.I. [1152] United States K005330277 Yes
Pennell, F.W. [15547] United States K001079325 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4211] China K004879568 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A.; Yuan, H.; Xu, T. [1366] China K004879567 Yes
Plowman, T. [10389] United States K005330265 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K005330266 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004879513 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [923] United States K005330273 Yes
Vallejo-Marín, M. [11] United Kingdom K000975143 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001079217 Type Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K005330290 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [3010] United States K005330270 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K005330289 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4210] China K004879569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001079228 Type Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H.A. [s.n.] United States K005330279 Yes
Wallich, N. [3917] Nepal K001079170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [21] United States K005330285 Yes
Hall, E. [[418]] United States K004117464 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4566] United States K005330292 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K005330275 Yes
Scouler, J. [s.n.] United States K001079227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rattan, V. [s.n.] United States K005330288 Yes
Griffith W. [1105] India K001079169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3919] Burma K001117604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindheimer [1057] United States K005330262 Yes
K:SPC-53842.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K005330269 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • 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