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Accession Data:

Mirabilis jalapa L.

  • sect. Mirabilis

  • Common Name: Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
  • Family: Nyctaginaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: widespread in New World tropics and subtropics

  • Culture: Grow in rich soil and a sunny position in summer; store the tuberous roots in dry soil over winter.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900030
  • Source: M.R. Opel
  • Provenance: 
    Matt Opel s.n. Seed from white-flowered plants naturalized in Saitama, Japan, collected Oct 10 2008.
  • Accession Date: 03-24-2009
  • Bench: 3308 - NEOB: StarSteel 3x12
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-17-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Nyctaginaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
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2020
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2009

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Medicinal Plants - Native American Medicine
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
  2. Mirabilis jalapa at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

data regenerated on Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:15:43 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Nyctaginaceae

  • Bougainvillea spectabilis
  • Mirabilis jalapa
  • Mirabilis laevis W/C
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