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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:
Seed from white-flowered plants naturalized in Saitama, Japan.
Accession Date:
03-24-2009
Bench:
3308 - NEOB: StarSteel 3x12
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
2 confirmed on 03-15-2022
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family:
Nyctaginaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
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Feb
Mar
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Jul
Aug
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Nov
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2022
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2020
2019
2018
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2013
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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):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
Mirabilis jalapa
at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
data regenerated on Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:41:52 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Bougainvillea spectabilis
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W/C
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days