Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea fruticosa Spreng.

First published in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 156 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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, 1978 Lourteig, A. [3230] Brazil K001066413 Yes
May 4, 1949 Gillies [46] Argentina K000533149 Type Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000532995 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [864] Brazil K000532996 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21430] Brazil K001066418 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000532998 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [2582] Brazil K001066416 Yes
Sellow [457] Brazil K000532997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11957] Brazil K001066417 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [12682] Brazil K001066419 Yes
Pontes, T.A. [1872] Brazil K001066414 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001066420 Yes
Burchell [1105-57] Brazil K001066415 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