Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea heterophylla Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 37 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SW. Mexico. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 17, 1990 Hartweg, T. [289] Mexico K000532899 Isotype Yes
Sep 17, 1990 Hartweg, T. [289] Mexico K000532900 Holotype Yes
Sep 17, 1990 Bates [s.n.] Mexico K000532902 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1116] Mexico K004762925 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K004762926 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1540] Mexico K004762924 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10377] Mexico K004762919 Yes
Taylor, N.P.; Knees, S.G. [381] Mexico K004762915 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1294] Mexico K004762921 Yes
Hartweg, T. [289 (in part)] Mexico K000532901 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1184] Mexico K004762923 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1294] Mexico K004762920 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9210] Mexico K004762931 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13017] Mexico K004762916 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1184] Mexico K004762922 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [7199] Mexico K004762927 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13042] Mexico K004762917 Yes
Ghiesbreght, M. [106] Mexico K004762928 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10491] Mexico K004762918 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [313] Mexico K004762930 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [17211] Mexico K004762929 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