Summary
Place of publication:
Hortus kew. ed. 2, 3:150. 1811
Comment:
the generic treatment and the species description in Hortus kewensis is not attributed to "Brown mss." so W. T. Aiton is the author of the name (see Melbourne ICN Art. 46 Ex. 23)
Verified:
05/12/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
- Graham, S. A. 1963. Systematic studies in the genus Cuphea (Lythraceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Michigan) 123.
- Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
- Johnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8.
- Roath, W. W. et al. 1993. Collecting Cuphea in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:29-33.
- Roath, W. W. 1994. Variability in Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. collected in east-central United States. Industr. Crops Prod. 3:21-223.
- Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. 1991-
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Coahuila | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Nuevo Leon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Tamaulipas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Zacatecas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Aguascalientes | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Federal District | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guanajuato | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Queretaro | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Aguascalientes, Federal District, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Queretaro, Veracruz]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88. |
| Fuels | potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol | | Johnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8. |
| Human food | potential as oil/fat | | Roath, W. W. 1994. Variability in Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. collected in east-central United States. Industr. Crops Prod. 3:21-223. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12634.
Accessed 9 January 2025.