Mirabilis jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa

Taxonavigation

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
Varietates: M. j. var. jalapa – M. j. var. oaxacana

Name

Mirabilis jalapa L., (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mirabilis jalapa f. eujalapa Heimerl, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 617 (1896), not validly publ.
  • Nyctago hortensis Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. 1: 654 (1802), nom. superfl.
  • Nyctago jalapae (L.) DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 3: 426 (1805)
  • Nyctago versicolor Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 57 (1796), nom. superfl. nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Kuwait, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 177. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hernández-Ledesma, P. & Flores-Olvera, H. 2023. The genus Mirabilis (Nyctaginaceae) in Mexico: diversity, distribution and taxonomic treatment. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 94: e945014. DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2023.94.5014 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mirabilis jalapa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. 11. Published online. Accessed Sept. 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mirabilis jalapa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 25 Oct. 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• অসমীয়া: গধূলিগোপাল
• বাংলা: সন্ধ্যামালতী
• català: Flor de nit, mirabajà
• čeština: nocenka zahradní
• Deutsch: Wunderblume, Vieruhrblume
• English: Four o'Clock flower, Marvel of Peru
• Esperanto: Ŝajnjalapo
• 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
• ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ରଙ୍ଗିନୀ
• polski: Dziwaczek Jalapa, Dziwaczek Peruwiański
• português: Belas-noites, Maravilha, Jalapa
• සිංහල: හෙන්දිරික්කා
• slovenčina: nocovka jalapovitá
• svenska: Underblomma
• தமிழ்: அந்தி மல்லிகை
• ไทย: บานเย็น
• Türkçe: Akşamsefası
• 中文: 紫茉莉

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