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Taxon:
Cuphea viscosissima
Jacq.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
311255
Place of publication:
Hort. bot. vindob. 2:83, t. 177. 1772-1773
Verified:
01/16/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cuphea petiolata
(L.) Koehne
Lythrum petiolatum
L.
Parsonsia petiolata
(L.) Rusby
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Deam, C. C.
1940. Flora of Indiana.
Note:
=
Cuphea petiolata
(L.) Koehne
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Graham, S. A.
1963. Systematic studies in the genus
Cuphea
(Lythraceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Michigan) 188.
Graham, S. A.
1988. Revision of
Cuphea
section
Heterodon
(Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:138-143.
URL:
http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/SBMweb/index.html
Johnson, J. M.-F. et al.
2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles.
1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association).
1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
Mitchell, R. S., ed.
1986. A checklist of New York state plants. New York State Mus. Bull. 458
Molero, J. & G. Zijlstra.
1999. The typification of
Cuphea
(Lythraceae):
C. viscosissima
versus
C. decandra
. Taxon 48:797-799.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow).
1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rhoads, A. F. & W. M. Klein, Jr.
1993. The vascular flora of Pennsylvannia. Annotated checklist and atlas.
Note:
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
Roath, W. W. et al.
1993. Collecting
Cuphea
in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:29-33.
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core.
1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Note:
=
Cuphea petiolata
(L.) Koehne
Common names
English
blue waxweed –
Reference(s)
clammy cuphea –
Reference(s)
tarweed –
Reference(s)
Swedish
indianbloss –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Nebraska
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
e.-c.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
n.-c.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
Native
Northern America
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Indiana (s.), Massachusetts (e.), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont (e.-c.), West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Missouri, Nebraska (e.), Oklahoma (e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (n.-c.), Tennessee, Virginia]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
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
fide W. W. Roth et al. 1993
Roath, W. W. et al.
1993. Collecting
Cuphea
in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:29-33.
Name
References