Cuphea spermacoce

Cuphea spermacoce

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 spermacoce
Varietates: C. s. var. arguta – C. s. var. erectifolia – C. s. var. spermacoce

Name

Cuphea spermacoce A.St.-Hil., Fl. Bras. Merid. (A. St.-Hil.). 3(23): 114. (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Saint-Hilaire, A.F.P. de 1833. Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis 3(23): 114.

Additional references

• Graham, S.A. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2013). Taxonomic revision of Cuphea sect. Euandra subsect. Oidemation (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 113: 1-86.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cuphea spermacoce in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cuphea spermacoce. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cuphea spermacoce. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Sept. 2021.

Vernacular names

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