Mirabilis jalapa L.
NYCTAGINACEAE
- Four o'clock family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Mirabilis jalapa L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 177 (1753)
Rank: species
Images of Mirabilis jalapa
Common names
U.S.
name:
Marvel of Peru
English name: beauty-of-the-night English name: false jalap
Spanish name: buenas tardes
French name: belle-de-nuit
Italian name: Bella di notte
Grown habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Mirabilis jalapa L. ssp. lindheimeri Standl.
= Mirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) Shinners
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Mirabilis jalapa L. ssp. lindheimeri Standl.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Species:
Page counter: 4271 ( AVG: 222.43 / 291.424 )
Gallery:
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowers at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Habit with glass balss at Commodore Ave residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Fruit at Cable Company buildings Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, area urbana., TS, Friuli - Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowers and leaves at Honolulu Airport, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, area urbana., TS, Friuli Venezia giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Antonino Messina
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Vito Buono - Bari
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowers and leaves at Commodore Ave around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowers at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, area urbana., TS, Friuli Venezia giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Serle, frazione Ronco, giardino., BS, Lombardia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowering habit at 4208 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Anja Michelucci
Mirabilis jalapa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Mirabilis jalapa
Flowers and leaves at Commodore Ave around residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Mirabilis jalapa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, area urbana., TS, Friuli - Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Mirabilis jalapa L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Mirabilis jalapa L. ssp. lindheimeri Standl. [164]
2) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. cordifolia Dunkle [150]
3) Mirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) Shinners [152]
4) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. linearis [177]
5) Mirabilis longiflora L. [499]
6) Mirabilis pauciflora (Buckley) Standl. [143]
7) Miriquidica deusta (Stenham.) Hertel & Rambold [794]
8) Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. [437]
9) Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. zebrinus Beal [152]
10) Mitracarpus frigidus (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K. Schum. var. portoricensis Urb. [136]
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