Cuphea aequipetala

Cuphea aequipetala

Cuphea aequipetala

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 aequipetala

Name

Cuphea aequipetala Cav., 1798

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Parsonsia aequipetala (Cav.) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1021 (1924)
• Heterotypic
  • Cuphea aequipetala var. epilosa Greenm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 83 (1903)
  • Cuphea aequipetala var. hispida Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 411 (1882)
  • Cuphea aequipetala var. laevicaulis Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 411 (1882)
  • Cuphea apanxaloa DC. in Prodr. 3: 88 (1828)
  • Cuphea ascendens Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 86 (1828)
  • Cuphea aspera Willd. ex Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 5: 569 (1830), pro syn.
  • Cuphea atrosanguinea Warsz. ex Koehne in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 235 (1877), not validly publ.
  • Cuphea bracteata Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 16 (1816)
  • Cuphea floribunda Lehm. in Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1830: 4, 7 (1831)
  • Cuphea floribunda Lehm. in Linnaea 6(Litt.): 11 (1831)
  • Cuphea floribunda var. grandiflora Regel in Flora 32: 183 (1849)
  • Cuphea llavea Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 410 (1882), nom. illeg.
  • Cuphea ocymoides Decne. in J. Hort. Prat. Belgique, sér. 2, 3: t. 3 (1859)
  • Cuphea procumbens var. fruticosa Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 410 (1882)
  • Cuphea scabrida Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 203 (1824)
  • Cuphea violacea Regel in Flora 33: 354 (1850)
  • uphea virgata Cav. in Icon. 4: 56 (1798)
  • Lythrum truxillense Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 86 (1841)
  • Lythrum tuxtlense DC. in Prodr. 3: 88 (1828)
  • Lythrum tuxtlense Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 121 (1894)
  • Parsonsia virgata (Cav.) M.Gómez in Bol. Secr. Agric. Comerc. Trab., Cuba 22: 121 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Centralh America Guatemala, Honduras Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1797–1798. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. IV. III + 82 pp., tab. 301–400. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(2):57, t. 382.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. Published online. Accessed: August 17 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cuphea aequipetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuphea aequipetala in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: hierba del cáncer

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