Mirabilis jalapa
Beauty Of The Night, Beauty Of The Night
Other regional names: Common Four O'clock +3 more
- Common Four O'clock
- False Jalap
- Four O'clock
- Marvel Of Peru
Also known as: Jalapa congesta Moench +18 more
- Jalapa congesta Moench
- Jalapa dichotoma (L.) Crantz
- Jalapa officinalis Crantz
- Jalapa officinalis Garsault
- Jalapa officinarum Martyn
- Jalapa undulata Moench
- Mirabilis ambigua Trautv.
- Mirabilis cordata Brouss. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Mirabilis dichotoma Gaterau
- Mirabilis dichotoma L.
- Mirabilis divaricata Lowe
- Mirabilis divaricata var. uniflora (Schrank) Choisy
- Mirabilis gracilis (Standl.) LeDuc
- Mirabilis hybrida Lepell.
- Mirabilis jalapa f. dichlamydomorpha (Makino) Hiyama
- Mirabilis jalapa f. eujalapa Heimerl
- Mirabilis jalapa f. odorata (L.) Heimerl, 1896
- Mirabilis jalapa f. parviflora Heimerl
- Mirabilis jalapa subsp. ciliata Standl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nyctaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Mirabilis jalapa (commonly known as Beauty of the Night) is a herbaceous perennial within the Nyctaginaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Kuwait, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, South European Russia, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Surinam, Sweden, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe