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Accession Data:

Heimia myrtifolia Cham.&Schlecht.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Lythraceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: Brazil to Uruguay.
  • Habitat: Along the sides of streams

  • USDA Zone: 7-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500448
  • Source: Unknown
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher CONN00225896 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 9 FEB 2018. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1319 - NEOA: South Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lythraceae
  • SubFamily: Lythroideae
  • Tribe: Nesaeeae
  • SubTribe: Nesaeinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast / Brazil South / Argentina Northeast / Paraguay / Uruguay

References (external):

  1. Heimia myrtifolia at Plants For A Future. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
  3. Heimia at Wikipedia. Last accessed 26 October 2015.
  4. Heimia apetala at GBIF. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 06, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:27:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Lythraceae

Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Lythreae

  • Lythrinae: Lythrum salicaria W/C

Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae

  • Lagerstroemiinae: Lagerstroemia indica
  • Lagerstroemiinae: Lawsonia inermis
  • Nesaeinae: Decodon verticillatus W/C
  • Nesaeinae: Heimia myrtifolia
  • Nesaeinae: Heimia salicifolia

Subfamily Punicoideae

  • Punica granatum Nana
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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