Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea ericoides Cham. & Schltdl.

First published in Linnaea 2: 366 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Pernambuco to Minas Gerais). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Facco, M.G. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2023). Taxonomic Revision of Cuphea sect. Trispermum s.l. (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 588: 1-67.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Facco, M.G. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2023). Taxonomic Revision of Cuphea sect. Trispermum s.l. (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 588: 1-67.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 17, 2009 Cavalcanti, T.B., et al. [249] Brazil K000566030 No
Aug 17, 2009 Cavalcanti, T.B., et al. [318] Brazil K000566029 No
Jun 20, 1991 Lewis, G.P.; Andrade, S.M.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001073901 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Arbo, M.M.; Monteiro, R.; Schinini, A.; Furlan, A. [3634] Brazil K001073896 Yes
Feb 8, 1990 Pinto, G.C.P. [257/81] Brazil K001073905 Yes
Feb 2, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24409] Brazil K001073910 Yes
Oct 10, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Simão-Bianchini, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25379] Brazil K001073913 Yes
Oct 6, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.J.; Simão-Bianchini, R.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [25031] Brazil K001073907 Yes
Oct 6, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [26993] Brazil K001073914 Yes
Oct 6, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.J.; Simão-Bianchini, R.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [25031] Brazil K001073912 Yes
Oct 4, 1989 Blanchet, J.S. [2604] Brazil K001073885 Yes
Jul 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A.K. [27820] Brazil K001073911 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Pirani, J.R.; Thomas, W.W.; Mello-Silva, R.; Fernandes, J.B. [2276] Brazil K001073904 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Harley, R.M.; Sales, M.; Simão-Bianchini, R.; Cavalcanti, T.B.; Assis, M.C.; Chukr, N.S.; Pires, F.S. [26071] Brazil K001073908 Yes
Dec 20, 1987 Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24404] Brazil K001073909 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C.. [20696] Brazil K001073888 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F., da [21989] Brazil K001073890 Yes
Gardner [4560] Brazil K000533067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stephan [s.n.] Brazil K001073884 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [2604] Brazil K001073893 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Longhi-Wagner, H.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Harley, R.M.; Arraes, M.G. [CFCR/6747] Brazil K001073894 Yes
Pohl, J.B.E. [974] Brazil K001073887 Yes
Ganev, W. [1286] Brazil K001073917 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15957] Brazil K001073889 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S., dos; Pinheiro, R.S. [19501] Brazil K001073915 Yes
Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K001073892 Yes
Ule, E. [7325] Brazil K001073891 Yes
Ganev, W. [2282] Brazil K001073918 Yes
Nic Lughadha, E.; Harley, R.M.; Queiroz, L.P. [52009] Brazil K001073920 Yes
Sellow [2049] Brazil K000533065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [4559] Brazil K001073902 Yes
Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Souza, V.C. [14629] Brazil K001073919 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000533069 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ferreira [805] K000533070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.V.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21791] Brazil K001073897 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19181] Brazil K001073903 Yes
Pohl [974] Brazil K000533068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [2049] Brazil K000533066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coradin, L.; Pereira Silva, G.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B., de; Harley, R.M.; Linington, S.H.; Baker, R. [6214] Brazil K001073906 Yes
Gardner, G. [4560] Brazil K001073886 Yes
Stannard, B.L.; Longhi-Wagner, H.M.; Harley, R.M. [CFCR6204] Brazil K001073895 Yes
Feb 18, 1989 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Kirkbride, J.H., Jr.; Roath, W.; Pereira-Silva, G., da [269] Brazil Cuphea ericoides var. juniperifolia K001073916 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

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