Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea tenuissima Koehne

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 254 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Facco, M.G. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2023). Taxonomic Revision of Cuphea sect. Trispermum s.l. (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 588: 1-67.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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., 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Facco, M.G. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2023). Taxonomic Revision of Cuphea sect. Trispermum s.l. (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 588: 1-67.
  • 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 7, 1997 Gardner [3717] Brazil K000532971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 7, 1997 Burchell, W.J. [8487] Brazil K000532972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 7, 1997 Burchell, W.J. [8533-2] Brazil K000532970 Isolectotype Yes
Oct 3, 1997 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21194] Brazil K001066451 Yes
Oct 3, 1997 Pirani, J.R.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [1913] Brazil K001066456 Yes
Jan 20, 1997 Burchell, W.J. [8533-2] Brazil K000532969 Type Yes
Oct 5, 1989 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10074] Brazil K001066453 Yes
Oct 5, 1989 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10080] Brazil K001066455 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.F., da; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [25908] Brazil K001066452 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3643] Brazil K001066454 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [3804] Brazil K001066450 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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