Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea bombonasae Sprague

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 17: 161 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Colombia to Peru. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

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.

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

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?
Jan 1, 1986 Sprague, T.A. [341] Colombia K000533125 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Sprague, T.A. [341] Colombia K000533124 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Jameson, W. [775] Ecuador K000533123 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1902 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000533121 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1902 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000533120 Type Yes
André, E. [K1040] Ecuador K004763867 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Azanza, E. [26070] Ecuador K004763859 Yes
Neill, D.; Alvarez, A.; Vargas, H.; Mayanche, R. [11107] Ecuador K004763857 Yes
s.coll. [9041] Ecuador K004763875 Yes
Palacios, W.A.; Neill, D.; Baker, M.; Zaruma, J. [00060A] Ecuador K004763865 Yes
André, E. [K1046] Ecuador K004763869 Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K000533122 Type Yes
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, L.; Altamirano, N. [87884] Ecuador K004763856 Yes
Neill, D.; Alvarez, A.; Vargas, H.; Mayanche, R. [11107] Ecuador K004763858 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4540] Ecuador K004763872 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [183] Ecuador K004763863 Yes
André, E. [K1041] Ecuador K004763868 Yes
André, E. [K1045] Ecuador K004763866 Yes
André, E. [K1039] Ecuador K004763874 Yes
Morales, C.; Reyes, D. [1758] Ecuador K004763864 Yes
Mexia Ynes [8401] Ecuador K004763861 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [54646] Ecuador K004763862 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K004763871 Yes
Øllgaard, B.; Asanza C, E.; Brandbyge, J.; Roth, S.; Sperling, C. [35157] Ecuador K004763860 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4540X] Ecuador K004763873 Yes
Mexia Ynes [7234] Ecuador K004763870 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