Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea repens Koehne

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 251 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

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. (2017). A revision of Cuphea section Brachyandra s. s. (Lythraceae). Systematic Botany 42: 859-919.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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.
  • Graham, S.A. (2017). A revision of Cuphea section Brachyandra s. s. (Lythraceae). Systematic Botany 42: 859-919.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1997 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000532977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1997 Gardner [2845] Brazil K000532976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1970 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [10662] Brazil K001066426 Yes
Mar 1, 1970 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Castro, R.A., da; Andrelinho [1965] Brazil K001066425 Yes
Mar 1, 1970 Richards, P.W. [6500] Brazil K001066423 Yes
Apr 1, 1902 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21435] Brazil K001066421 Yes
Smith, S. [227] Brazil K001066424 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Soto, D. [26381] Bolivia K000994143 Yes
Perigolo, N.A.; dos Santos, A.J.B.; Pereira, J.B.; Pereira-Silva, G.; Silva, T.R.; Walter, B.M.T. [230] Brazil K001567019 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Wasshausen, D.; Serrano, M. [16528] Bolivia K004763881 Yes
Haught, O.L. [2706] Colombia K004763879 Yes
Pinto E, P.; Sastre, C. [1511] Colombia K004763880 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5874] Brazil K001066422 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0