Mirabilis jalapa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Species: Mirabilis jalapa
Scientific Name: Mirabilis jalapa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mirabilis jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colors. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa (or Xalapa) is the state capital of Veracruz in Mexico. Mirabilis jalapa is believed to have been cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental purposes.

The flowers usually open from late afternoon or at dusk (namely between 4 and 8 o'clock), giving rise to one of its common names. The flowers then produce a strong, sweet fragrance throughout the night, then close in the morning. New flowers open the following day. It arrived in Europe in 1525. Today, it is common in many tropical regions and is also valued in Europe as an ornamental plant, although not necessarily hardy. It is the children's state flower of Connecticut under the name of Michaela Petit's Four O'Clocks.

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Mirabilis jalapa in languages:

Afrikaans: Vieruurtjie
Afrikaans: vieruurblom
Afrikaans: Vieruurtjies
Arabic: شب الليل
Arabic: أعجوبة البيرو
Basque: Gau-lore
Catalan: Flor de nit
Chinese: 紫茉莉
Croatian: Noćna dama
Croatian: Noćna frajla
Croatian: Peruanski noćurak
Czech: nocenka zahradní
Danish: Vidunderblomst
Dutch: Nachtschone
English: Marvel of Peru
English: Four o'clock flower
English: four o'clock
English: Beauty-Of-The-Night
English: False Jalap
English: Four-O' Clock
English: Four-O'Clock
English: Four-O'Clocks
English: Marvel-Of-Peru
Finnish: Mökinihmekukka
French: Belle-de-nuit
French: Merveille du Pérou
French: Belle-de-nuit commune
German: Wunderblume
Hebrew: לילנית רב גונית
Hungarian: nagy csodatölcsér
Indonesian: Bunga Pukul Empat
Italian: Bella di notte
Japanese: オシロイバナ
Korean: 분꽃
Modern Greek: Δειλινό
Polish: Dziwaczek Jalapa
Portuguese: Boas-noites
Portuguese: Bonina
Romanian: Noptiță
Russian: Ночная красавица
Russian: Мирабилис слабительный
Russian: Мирабилис ялапа
Sinhala: හෙන්දිරික්කා
Swedish: underblomma
Thai: บานเย็น
Turkish: Akşamsefası

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Mirabilis jalapa: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mirabilis jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa in languages:

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Mirabilis jalapa: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mirabilis jalapa

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