Mirabilis jalapa

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Tribus: Nyctagineae
Genus: Mirabilis
Sectio: M. sect. Mirabilis
Species: Mirabilis jalapa
Subspecies: M. j. subsp. ciliata – M. j. subsp. gracilis – M. j. subsp. jalapa – M. j. subsp. volcanica

Name[edit]

Mirabilis jalapa L., (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

,Homotypic:

Admirabilis peruana Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 280 (1914), nom. illeg.
Jalapa congesta Moench, Methodus 508 (1794), nom. illeg.
Jalapa officinalis Garsault, Fig. Pl. Med. 1: t. 20 b (1764), nom. inval., opus utique oppressum.
Mirabilis jalapa f. eu-jalapa Heimerl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 617 (1896), nom. inadmiss.
Mirabilis jalappa Thunb., Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 91 (1784), sphalm.
Mirabilis pedunculata Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 311 (1812), nom. illeg.
Nyctago hortensis Dumont de Courset, Bot. Cult. 1: 654 (1802), nom. illeg.
Nyctago jalapa (L.) DC., Fl. Franç. (ed. 3) 3: 426 (1805).
Nyctago versicolor Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 57 (1796), nom. illeg.

,Heterotypic:

Mirabilis divaricata Lowe

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 177. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. 11. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2021.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mirabilis jalapa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 11. Reference page.
GBIF

Vernacular names[edit]

অসমীয়া: গধূলিগোপাল
বাংলা: সন্ধ্যামালতী
català: Flor de nit, mirabajà
čeština: nocenka zahradní
Deutsch: Wunderblume, Vieruhrblume
English: Four o'Clock flower, Marvel of Peru
español: Dondiego de Noche, Donpedros, Periquitos
suomi: Ihmekukka, mökinihmekukka
français: Belle-de-nuit, Merveille du Pérou
italiano: Bella di Notte
日本語: オシロイバナ
polski: Dziwaczek Jalapa, Dziwaczek Peruwiański
português: Belas-noites, Maravilha, Jalapa
සිංහල: හෙන්දිරික්කා
slovenčina: nocovka jalapovitá
svenska: Underblomma
ไทย: บานเย็น
Türkçe: Akşamsefası
中文: 紫茉莉

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