Cobaea scandens

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

Cobaea scandens Cav. (1791)

Heterotypic
- Cobaea lasseri Pittier, Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 4: 346. 1937.
- Cobaea scandens alba Hovey in Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 25 (1882)
- Cobaea scandens var. foliis-variegatis André in Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 142 (1866)
- Cobaea scandens variegata W.Bull ex Blandy in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 619 (1861)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Assam, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Madagascar, Madeira, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Tanzania, Venezuela

Cavanilles, A.J. 1791. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. I. iv + 67 pp., tab. 1–100. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. ː 1: 11.

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page.
Prather, L.A. (1999). Systematics of Cobaea (Polemoniaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 57:1–81.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Cobaea scandens 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 scandens. Published online. Accessed: February 17 2026. Reference page.