Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea sperguloides A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 121 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Minas Gerais). It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

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. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2013). Taxonomic revision of Cuphea sect. Euandra subsect. Oidemation (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 113: 1-86.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2009 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M. [54509] Brazil K001073835 Yes
Jul 1, 2009 Mello-Silva, R.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Assis, M.C. [1613] Brazil K001073836 Yes
Oct 5, 1989 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [6775] Brazil K001073838 Yes
Jun 10, 1986 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Castro, N.M.; Chukr, N.S.; Giulietti, A.M.; Gonçalves, J.C.C.; Meguro, M.; Menezes, N.L. [CFSC/9397] Brazil K001073839 Yes
Apr 2, 1986 Menezes, N.L. [CFSC6552] Brazil K001073837 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10955] Brazil K001073840 Yes
Cavalcanti, T.B.; Wanderley, M.G.L.; Godoy, S.A.P.; Chukr, N.S.; Mello-Silva, R.; Giulietti, A.M. [CFSC 9924] Brazil K001073841 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19183] Brazil K001073842 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