Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea polymorpha A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 103 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 12, 2003 Mello-Silva, R.; Lima, L.R.; Pontes, A.F. [1999] Brazil K001066512 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [11432] Brazil K001066510 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [10038] Brazil K001066509 Yes
Oct 1, 1957 Glaziou, A.F.M. [15956] Brazil K001066504 Yes
Aug 1, 1879 Burchell [4705-12] Brazil K001066982 Yes
Aug 1, 1879 Burchell [4420-2] Brazil K001066508 Yes
Burchell [4208-2] Brazil K001066507 Yes
Burchell [4681-54] Brazil K001066981 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001066511 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [17616] Brazil K001066505 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III 537] Brazil K001066503 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4100] Brazil K001066506 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3386] Brazil Cuphea polymorpha var. phyllireoides K001066513 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10751] Brazil Cuphea polymorpha var. phyllireoides K001066514 Yes
Mimura, I. [33] Brazil Cuphea polymorpha var. phyllireoides K001066515 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