Cobaea lutea

Cobaea lutea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Cobaeoideae
Tribus: Cobaeeae
Genus: Cobaea
Species: Cobaea lutea

Name

Cobaea lutea D.Don, Edinburgh Philos. J. 10: 4 (1824)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cobaea macrostoma Pav. ex Hook. in Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3780 (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Rosenbergia macrostoma House in Muhlenbergia 4: 24 (1908), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Cobaea lutea f. villosa (Standl.) D.N.Gibson in Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 354 (1968)
  • Cobaea lutea f. viorna (Standl.) D.N.Gibson in Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 354 (1968)
  • Cobaea steyermarkii Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 271 (1940)
  • Cobaea villosa Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 454 (1914)
  • Cobaea viorna Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 453 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regionalː Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• D.Don, (1824) Edinburgh Philosophical Journal 10: 4

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 
• 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. 2026. Cobaea lutea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Cobaea lutea. Published online. Accessed: February 17 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: Campanilla amarilla, Copa de oro, Bejuco de campana amarillo

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