four-wing evening-primrose
Oenothera tetraptera Cav.
Oenothera tetraptera, known as four-wing evening-primrose, is a species in the Onagraceae family. It is native to the Americas and has naturalized in regions such as southern Africa, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The species was described by Cavanilles in 1796 based on a collection from 'Regio horto Matritense' and an illustration. A specimen labeled by Cavanilles and Née is considered part of the original material, with a lectotype designation needed for clarification.
Description
Oenothera tetraptera is a flowering plant in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae). It is native to the Americas and has become naturalized in various regions, including southern Africa, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The species was first described by Cavanilles in 1796, based on a 1795 collection from 'Regio horto Matritense' and an illustration. A specimen labeled by both Cavanilles and Née, housed in MA (MA 476026), is considered part of the original material. Garilleti (1993) designated this as type material, but it requires formal designation as a lectotype according to botanical nomenclature rules.
Other common names
four-wing evening-primrosewinged evening-primrosewhite evening-primrosefourwing evening primrosewhite evening primrose
Distribution
Açores · Madeira · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Madeira Island · SFF Iguaque · TW · ZA · PT · SZ · California | Suratá · Azores · ZW · SE · IN · AO · CN · LS · AU · Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander, Santander · JP · Bogotá · Angola · Bolivia · Cape Provinces · China South-Central · China Southeast · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador
Synonyms
Oenothera dubiaOenothera capensisXylopleurum tetrapterumOenothera candidaHartmannia tetrapteraOenothera latifloraHartmannia latifloraHartmannia macranthaOenothera mutabilisOenothera dubia f. latifoliaOenothera tetraptera var. chenopodifoliaOenothera tetraptera var. depauperataOenothera tetraptera var. immutabilisOenothera tetraptera var. roseoidea