Cuphea aequipetala

Taxonavigation

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 aequipetala

Name

Cuphea aequipetala Cav., 1798

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Parsonsia aequipetala (Cav.) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1021 (1924)
Heterotypic
- Cuphea aequipetala var. epilosa Greenm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 83 (1903)
- Cuphea aequipetala var. hispida Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 411 (1882)
- Cuphea aequipetala var. laevicaulis Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 411 (1882)
- Cuphea apanxaloa DC. in Prodr. 3: 88 (1828)
- Cuphea ascendens Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 86 (1828)
- Cuphea aspera Willd. ex Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 5: 569 (1830), pro syn.
- Cuphea atrosanguinea Warsz. ex Koehne in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 235 (1877), not validly publ.
- Cuphea bracteata Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 16 (1816)
- Cuphea floribunda Lehm. in Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1830: 4, 7 (1831)
- Cuphea floribunda Lehm. in Linnaea 6(Litt.): 11 (1831)
- Cuphea floribunda var. grandiflora Regel in Flora 32: 183 (1849)
- Cuphea llavea Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 410 (1882), nom. illeg.
- Cuphea ocymoides Decne. in J. Hort. Prat. Belgique, sér. 2, 3: t. 3 (1859)
- Cuphea procumbens var. fruticosa Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 410 (1882)
- Cuphea scabrida Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 203 (1824)
- Cuphea violacea Regel in Flora 33: 354 (1850)
- uphea virgata Cav. in Icon. 4: 56 (1798)
- Lythrum truxillense Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 86 (1841)
- Lythrum tuxtlense DC. in Prodr. 3: 88 (1828)
- Lythrum tuxtlense Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 121 (1894)
- Parsonsia virgata (Cav.) M.Gómez in Bol. Secr. Agric. Comerc. Trab., Cuba 22: 121 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Centralh America Guatemala, Honduras Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Cavanilles, A.J. 1797-1798. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. IV. III + 82 pp., tab. 301–400. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 4(2):57, t. 382.

Additional references

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. Published online. Accessed: August 17 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 17. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 August 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuphea aequipetala in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: hierba del cáncer

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