Oenothera affinis

Oenothera affinis

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: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Onagreae
Genus: Oenothera
Sectio: O. sect. Oenothera
Subsectio: O. subsect. Munzia
Series: O. ser. Allochroa
Species Oenothera affinis

Name

Oenothera affinis Cambess. (1830)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oenothera berteroana Spach in Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 343 (1835)
  • Oenothera diplotricha Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 438 (1928)
  • Oenothera polymorpha H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 19: 321 (1909 publ. 1910), nom. superfl.
  • Oenothera polymorpha var. arechavaletae H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 19: 325 (1909 publ. 1910)
  • Oenothera polymorpha var. berteroana (Spach) H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 19: 324 (1909 publ. 1910)
  • Oenothera polymorpha var. sellowii H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 19: 324 (1909 publ. 1910)
  • Oenothera sellowii Bosse in Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn., ed. 2, 2: 611 (1841)
  • Raimannia berteroana (Spach) Sprague & L.Riley in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 200 (1921)

Homonyms

• Oenothera affinis Penny ex Loudon in Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 5: 470 (1829), not validly publ. vide Clarkia amoena subsp. amoena

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Cape Provinces, Cyprus, Free State, Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Lesotho, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Portugal, Queensland, Spain, West Himalaya Recorded in error in: Juan Fernández Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cambessèdes, J. in Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. 1830: Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis 2: 269.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oenothera affinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oenothera affinis. Published online. Accessed: October 14 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Oenothera affinis. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oenothera affinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oenothera affinis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2024 October 14.

Vernacular names

English: longflower evening primrose

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