Cuphea viscosissima

Cuphea viscosissima

Cuphea viscosissima

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 viscosissima

Name

Cuphea viscosissima Jacq., 1773

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene axillaris Leavenw. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 7: 62 (1824)
  • Cuphea albida Raf. in New Fl. 2: 32 (1837)
  • Cuphea brownei Jacq. in Hort. Bot. Vindob. 2: 83 (1773)
  • Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2: 173 (1881), nom. illeg.
  • Lythrum cuphea L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 249 (1782)
  • Lythrum petiolatum L. in Sp. Pl.: 446 (1753)
  • Melfona purpurea Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 103 (1838)
  • Parsonsia petiolata (L.) Rusby in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 231 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusettst, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwes Introduced into: Jamaica, Ontario References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1772–1773. Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis. Vol. 2. Vindobonae: J.M. Gerold. 45-95 pp. 101-200 pl. BHL Reference page. : 2:83, t. 177.

Additional references

• 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. 
• 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. 2023. Cuphea viscosissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cuphea viscosissima. Published online. Accessed: August 18 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cuphea viscosissima. 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 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cuphea viscosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuphea viscosissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: blue waxweed

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