Cuphea viscosissima

Cuphea viscosissima
Cuphea viscosissima

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Myrtales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Cuphea
Species: Cuphea viscosissima

Name edit

Cuphea viscosissima Jacq., 1773

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Silene axillaris Leavenw. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 7: 62 (1824)
    • Cuphea albida Raf. in New Fl. 2: 32 (1837)
    • Cuphea brownei Jacq. in Hort. Bot. Vindob. 2: 83 (1773)
    • Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 173 (1881), nom. illeg.
    • Lythrum cuphea L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 249 (1782)
    • Lythrum petiolatum L. in Sp. Pl.: 446 (1753)
    • Melfona purpurea Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 103 (1838)
    • Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 231 (1894)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern & Central USA
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusettst, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwes
    • Introduced into:
      • Jamaica, Ontario

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: blue waxweed
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