Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea flava Spreng.

First published in Novi Provent.: 14 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Pará to Rio de Janeiro). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, 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.
  • 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

  • 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 Fevereiro, V.P.B., et al. [M 519] Brazil K000566006 No
Aug 17, 2009 Roque, N., et al. [CFCR 14967] Brazil K000566036 No
Aug 17, 2009 Souza, V.C., et al. [5379] Brazil K000566004 No
Jan 1, 1993 Lyra-Lemos, R.P. [2793] Brazil K001073949 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Boom, B.M.; Mori, S.A.; Carvalho, A.M.V. [923] Brazil K001073948 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Sellow [487] Brazil K000533054 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Lourteig, A. [1859] Brazil K001073939 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Hatschbach, G.G.; Ferreira, E.; Pabst, G. [11425] Brazil K001073941 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Hatschbach, G.G.; Pereira, E.; Pabst, G. [11425] Brazil K001073938 Yes
Nov 1, 1954 Falcão, J.I.A.; Engler, W.A.; Pereira, E. [958] Brazil K001073950 Yes
Pereira, E. [10528] Brazil K001073940 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [12678] Brazil K001073942 Yes
s.coll. [1003] Peru K004764084 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000533055 Isotype Yes
Brazil K000533057 Type Yes
Swainson, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001073945 Yes
Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K001073944 Yes
Gardner, G. [1003] Brazil K001073946 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001073947 Yes
Brazil K000533056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001073943 Yes
Aug 17, 2009 Taylor, N.P., et al. [1532] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K000566005 No
Aug 17, 2009 Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1479] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K000566002 No
Nov 7, 1989 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; da Fonseca, S.F. [23426] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K000533060 Type Yes
Nov 7, 1989 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Kirkbride, J.H., Jr.; Roath, W.; Pereira-Silva, G., da [271] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073936 Yes
May 1, 1902 Glocker, C. [s.n.] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073933 Yes
Aug 1, 1879 Wetherell, J. [s.n.] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073927 Yes
Gardner, G. [883] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073931 Yes
Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14541] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763633 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A.K. [27858] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763638 Yes
Moricand, M.E. [s.n.] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073929 Yes
Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Mello-Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L. [CFCR 7422] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073937 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [342] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073925 Yes
B.Stannard; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51663] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763642 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24123] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763648 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22134] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763647 Yes
Gardner, G. [883] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073932 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A.K. [27858] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763637 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24122] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763649 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Freire Fierro, A.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H50683] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763644 Yes
Gardner, G. [1286] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073930 Yes
Mello-Silva, R.; Frota, P.F.; Rodrigues, A.C.C. [1945] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763632 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17067] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763640 Yes
Schumann, J.; Ramos, M.M. [2] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763645 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Lima, C.; Silva, C.; Machado, R.F. [56424] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763634 Yes
Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Mello Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B. [CFCR7422] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763636 Yes
Luschnath, B. [s.n.] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073926 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Guimaraes, O. [47025] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763635 Yes
Hind, D.J.N.; Queiroz, R.F.; Ganev, W. [H51425] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763643 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17313] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763639 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [354] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073928 Yes
Gardner [883] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K000533058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [1286] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K000533059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073934 Yes
Glocker, C. [59] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K001073935 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22137] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763646 Yes
Ganev, W. [1723] Brazil Cuphea brachiata K004763641 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