Oenothera affinis — Details

Oenothera chilensis D. Dietr.:
Chile (South America)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002

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Oenothera affinis Cambess.:
Brazil (South America)
Chile (South America)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)
Bolivia (South America)

Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100002289
SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. 1986. Field Museum Type Record. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1104
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1592
Serrano, M. & J. Teran. 2000. Identific. Esp. Veg. Chuquisaca 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1014273
Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1371

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National Distribution

United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Distribution

Distribution: Native in South America from Bolivia and Brazil south to central Argentina and Valparaiso, Chile. Widely naturalized in Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, and the Hawaiian Island. Not common in Pakistan. Fl. Per.: probably June-August.

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Physical Description

Morphology

Description

Erect annual herb, not forming a rosette, unbranched or ± well branched throughout, 4-15 dm tall. Entire plant covered with soft hairs, densely to sparsely long-villous, the hairs erect, densely short villous, and densely glandular pubescent. Cauline leaves narrowly lanceolate, sessile, 5-15 x 0.5-1.5 cm; bracts narrowly lanceolate, sessile, longer than the capsules they subtend, (3-)4-9 x 0.5-1.2 cm; leaves plane or weakly to evidently undulate at the margins, sparsely serrate with blunt teeth. Inflorescence branched. Floral tube 8-11(-13) cm long. Sepals 2-3.5 cm long; sepal tips erect or divergent, 1.5-4 mm long. Petals yellow, broadly obovate, (1.5-)2-4 cm long. Style 9-13.5 cm long; the stigma held above the anthers at anthesis or surrounded by them. Capsules (2-)2.5-4(-5) x 0.3-0.4 cm, thicker in the upper third, 1.5-2 x 0.5-0.6 mm. Self-compatible; outcrossing or self-pollinating. Gametic chromosome number, n = 7 (7 bivalents, ring of 14 or intermediate configurations at meiotic metaphase I).

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Diagnostic Description

Synonym

O. chilensis Fischer & Meyer, Ind. Sem. Hort. Bot. Petrop. 45. 1835.

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Conservation

Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Names and Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Comments: Native to South America.

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