Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea sessiliflora A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 110 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and NE. Argentina. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, 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.
  • 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?
Oct 1, 2011 Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P. [25966] Bolivia K000567229 No
Jan 1, 2011 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [27266] Bolivia K000567329 No
Jan 1, 2009 Faria, A.D.; Matsumoto, K.; Belinello, R. [96/384] Brazil K001066654 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S. [7126] Brazil K001073952 Yes
Oct 9, 1989 Goodland, R. [135] Brazil K001066651 Yes
Oct 5, 1989 Hassler, E. [10756] Paraguay K001066652 Yes
Oct 5, 1989 Hatschbach, G.G. [27007] Brazil K001066653 Yes
Oct 4, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21813] Brazil K001073954 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Bang, M. [1008] Bolivia K000533159 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F., da [23967] Brazil K001066650 Yes
Apr 1, 1902 Gardner, G. [3714] Brazil K001066649 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [7162] Brazil K001073951 Yes
Ferrucci, M.S.; Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [1035] Brazil K001066655 Yes
Badcock [780] Bolivia K004764090 Yes
[Badcock] [576] Bolivia K004764088 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Guzman, E. [17401] Bolivia K004764089 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Campos, M.T.V.A.; Nunes, J.V.C.; Parra, L.R. [H51492] Brazil K001073953 Yes
Pohl [966] Brazil Cuphea parietarioides K000533090 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pohl [969] Brazil Cuphea parietarioides K000533089 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pohl [969] Brazil Cuphea parietarioides K001066656 Yes
Pohl [971] Brazil Cuphea costata K001073963 Yes
Pohl [956] Brazil Cuphea costata K000533084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pohl [971] Brazil Cuphea costata K000533083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pohl [956] Brazil Cuphea costata K001073964 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