Onagraceae
Oenothera

Oenothera affinis Cambess.

First published in A.F.C.P.de Saint-Hilaire & al., Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 269 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and S. South America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile North, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, Cyprus, Free State, Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Lesotho, Massachusetts, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Portugal, Queensland, Spain, West Himalaya

Recorded in error in:

Juan Fernández Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2017). Suppressions and additions to the flora of the Juan Fernández archipelago (Chile). Botany Letters 164: 351-360.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45: 245-259.
  • Hocj, P.C. & Raven, P.H. (1981). Flora of Pakistan 139: 1-44. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 2: 989-1918. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • 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

  • (2022). https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Flora_Novae_Angliae_Addenda_22Nov22.pdf. epublication.
  • Danton, P. & Perrier, C. (2017). Suppressions and additions to the flora of the Juan Fernández archipelago (Chile). Botany Letters 164: 351-360.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hand, R. (ed.) (2015). Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus VIII. Willdenowia 45: 245-259.
  • Hocj, P.C. & Raven, P.H. (1981). Flora of Pakistan 139: 1-44. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 13. Taxon 61: 889-902.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 2: 989-1918. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Sello [s.n.] Brazil K001077575 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Rambo, B. [11199] Brazil K001077574 Yes
Briggs, B.G. [3243] Australia K003857503 Yes
Coveny, R.; Roy, S.K. [8671] Australia K003857509 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [168] Australia K003857506 Yes
Briggs, B.G. [NSW146385] Australia K003857504 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [2371] Australia K003857502 Yes
Durrington, L. [00408] Australia K003857513 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [3716] Brazil K001077577 Yes
Henderson, R. [H97] Australia K003857515 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8344] Brazil K001077576 Yes
Raven, P.H.; Briggs, B. [25866] Australia K003857514 Yes
Raven, P.H. [25895] Australia K003857510 Yes
Pedley, L. [79] Australia K003857516 Yes
Raven, P.H. [25894] Australia K003857512 Yes
Raven, P.H. [25896] Australia K003857508 Yes
Coveny, R.; Roy, S.K. [8672] Australia K003857505 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [2120] Australia K003857507 Yes
Coveny, R.; Dunn, C.; Plat, J. [12499] Australia K003857511 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