Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea grandiflora Pohl ex Koehne

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 303 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Goiás). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil West-Central

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.
  • Graham, S.A. (2019). A revision of Cuphea section Melvilla (Lythraceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 105: 1-146.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Graham, S.A. (2019). A revision of Cuphea section Melvilla (Lythraceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 105: 1-146.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 14, 1997 Pohl [967] Brazil K000533094 Isotype Yes
Oct 14, 1997 Pohl [967] Brazil K000533093 Type Yes
Jul 25, 1986 Amaral, M.C.E.; Hensold, N.; Furlan, A. [8376] Brazil K001066702 Yes
Apr 1, 1902 Glaziou, A.F.M. [10757] Brazil K001066703 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F., da [24368] Brazil K001066704 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.
    • 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