Cuphea ignea

Cuphea ignea

Cuphea ignea

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 ignea

Name

Cuphea ignea A.DC.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cuphea platycentra Lem. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 2: t. 180 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Parsonsia ignea (A.DC.) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1024 (1924)
• Heterotypic
  • Cuphea liebmannii Koehne in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 231 (1877)
  • Cuphea tubiflora Lem. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 2: t. 180 (1846), pro syn.
  • Cuphea watsonii M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 18: 50 (1933)
  • Parsonsia liebmannii (Koehne) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1024 (1924)
  • Parsonsia watsonii (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 18: 69 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Colombia, El Salvador, Great Britain, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Malaya, Mexico Gulf, Réunion, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de, 1849. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 5: t. 500c.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cuphea ignea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cuphea ignea. Published online. Accessed: August 18 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cuphea ignea. 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 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cuphea ignea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuphea ignea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: rيا نارية
English: Cigar plant, Cigar flower, Firecracker plant, Mexican Cigar
hrvatski: reta cvijet
svenska: ettglöd
中文: 火红萼距花

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