New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Mirabilis

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Last Modified 04/12/2013

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Nomenclature

Mirabilis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 177. 1753.

List of Mirabilis Species

Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis albida Mirabilis linearis Mirabilis nyctaginea Mirabilis hirsuta

References to Mirabilis

  • Cruden, R. W. 1973. Reproductive biology of weedy and cultivated Mirabilis (Nyctaginaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 60: 802-809.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2003. Flora of North America, Volume 4. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. , 559 pages.
  • Le Duc, A 1995. A revision of Mirabilis section Mirabilis (Nyctaginaceae). Sida 16: 613-648.
  • Levin, R. A. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships within Nyctaginaceae tribe Nyctagineae: Evidence from nuclear and chloroplast genomes. Syst. Bot. 25: 738-750.
  • Niesenbaum, R. A. 1999. The effects of pollen load size and donor diversity on pollen performance, selective abortion, and progeny vigor in Mirabilis jalapa (Nytaginaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 86: 261-268.