Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea acinifolia A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 99 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 Mori, S.A.; Silva, L.A.M.; Kallunki, J.A.; Santos, T.S., dos [10035] Brazil K001073722 Yes
Oct 11, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Cavalcanti, T.B. [26916] Brazil K001073720 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Ule, E. [6974] Brazil K000532957 Type Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [15531] Brazil K001073726 Yes
Sellow [5090] Brazil K001073723 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [15795] Brazil K001073721 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S., dos; Pinheiro, R.S. [18693] Brazil K001073719 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15882] Brazil K001073725 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S., dos; Pinheiro, R.S. [18732] Brazil K001073724 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