Lythraceae
Cuphea

Cuphea spermacoce A.St.-Hil.

First published in Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 114 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Graham, S.A. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2013). Taxonomic revision of Cuphea sect. Euandra subsect. Oidemation (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 113: 1-86.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Graham, S.A. & Cavalcanti, T.B. (2013). Taxonomic revision of Cuphea sect. Euandra subsect. Oidemation (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa 113: 1-86.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2008 Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M.; B. Stannard, B. [6374] Brazil K001066551 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Ratter, J.A.; Rocha, M.P. [4557] Brazil K001066550 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [10266] Brazil K001066543 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 s.coll. [21432] Brazil K000533030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Fonsêca-Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [R3620] Brazil K001066549 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Wanderley, M.G.L.; Kral, R. [84] Brazil K001066548 Yes
May 1, 1997 Burchell, W.J. [5948] Brazil K001066542 Yes
May 1, 1997 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [9006] Brazil K001066541 Yes
May 1, 1997 Burchell, W.J. [7543] Brazil K001066540 Yes
May 1, 1997 Pohl [976] Brazil K001066544 Yes
May 1, 1997 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [9957] Brazil K001066529 Yes
May 1, 1997 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001066545 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [1946] Brazil K001066533 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Wanderley, M.G.L.; Kral, R. [24] Brazil K001066536 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Cavalcanti, T.B.; Zappi, D.C.; Pirani, J.R.; Kawasaki, M.L.; Mello-Silva, R. [CFCR8232] Brazil K001066534 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L. [CFCR 6374] Brazil K001066528 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Silva, N.T., da [57176] Brazil K001066538 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [10325] Brazil K001066531 Yes
Jan 1, 1902 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21434] Brazil K001066530 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Castro, R.A. [2461] Brazil K001066537 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Fonsêca-Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [3694] Brazil K001066539 Yes
Harley, R.M. [54801] Brazil K001066547 Yes
Pohl [976] Brazil K001066546 Yes
Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Mecenas, V.V. [1748] Brazil K001066532 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0