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Cobaea
Cobaea is a genus of flowering plants including about 20 species of rapid growing, ornamental climbers whose native range extends from Mexico to Peru. The botanical name honors Father Bernabé Cobo, Spanish Jesuit of the seventeenth century, naturalist, and resident of America for many years. The woody stems can reach 20 ft (6 m). Leaves are alternate lobed with opposite pairs and tendrils. In late summer to early spring, the large, bell-shaped flowers are borne profusely and singly along the stems with bright green, violet, or purple in colors. The plants can become invasive in some areas, and are common weeds in New Zealand.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cup-and-saucer vine
speciesCobaea scandens
Cobaea pringlei
speciesCobaea pringlei
Cobaea trianae
speciesCobaea trianae
Cobaea lutea
speciesCobaea lutea
Cobaea stipularis
speciesCobaea stipularis
Cobaea paneroi
speciesCobaea paneroi
Cobaea pachysepala
speciesCobaea pachysepala
Cobaea flava
speciesCobaea flava
Cobaea campanulata
speciesCobaea campanulata
Cobaea triflora
speciesCobaea triflora
Cobaea gracilis
speciesCobaea gracilis
Cobaea minor
speciesCobaea minor
Cobaea skutchii
speciesCobaea skutchii
Cobaea aschersoniana
speciesCobaea aschersoniana
Cobaea rotundiflora
speciesCobaea rotundiflora
Cobaea penduliflora
speciesCobaea penduliflora
Cobaea aequatoriensis
speciesCobaea aequatoriensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 7 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.9
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.580
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.774
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.776
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.650
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.652
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.578
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.405
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 4 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.25
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 4 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.23
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.168
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cobaea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184093.