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|genus=Mirabilis
 
|genus=Mirabilis
 
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|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
 
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
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|image_caption=Mirabilis jalapa
 
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'''''Mirabilis''''' is a genus in the family [[Nyctaginaceae]], perhaps the best know genus in the family.  Its most famous species is ''[[Mirabilis jalapa]]'', the Four-o'clock flower.  Also see ''[[Mirabilis longiflora]]''.
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There are several dozen species in the genus, of herbaceous plants, mostly found in the [[Americas]].  Sometimes they have [[tuberous root]]s which enables them to perennate through dry and cool seasons.  They have small, deep-throated [[flower]]s, often fragrant.
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Although best known as [[ornamental plant]]s, at least one species, ''[[Mirabilis expansa]]'', mauka, is grown for food.
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Mirabilis (The old name was Admirabilis, meaning wonderful, strange; shortened by Linnaeus to Mirabilis). Nyctaginaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
 
Mirabilis (The old name was Admirabilis, meaning wonderful, strange; shortened by Linnaeus to Mirabilis). Nyctaginaceae. Interesting flower-garden herbs.
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Describe the plant here...
| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Mirabilis''
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==Cultivation==
| image = Mirabilis jalapa ja01.jpg
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| image_width = 230px
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| image_caption = ''Mirabilis jalapa''
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===Propagation===
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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===Pests and diseases===
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
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| familia = [[Nyctaginaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Mirabilis'''''
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| genus_authority = Riv. ex [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] (1753)
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| subdivision_ranks = Species
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| subdivision =
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''[[Mirabilis coccinea]]''<br>
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''[[Mirabilis expansa]]''<br>
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''[[Mirabilis jalapa]]''<br>
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''[[Mirabilis longiflora]]''<br>
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''[[Mirabilis multiflora]]''<br>
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''[[Mirabilis nyctaginea]]''<br>
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==Varieties==
'''''Mirabilis''''' is a genus in the family [[Nyctaginaceae]], perhaps the best know genus in the family.  Its most famous species is ''[[Mirabilis jalapa]]'', the Four-o'clock flower.  Also see ''[[Mirabilis longiflora]]''.
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*''[[Mirabilis coccinea]]''
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*''[[Mirabilis expansa]]''
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*''[[Mirabilis jalapa]]''
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*''[[Mirabilis longiflora]]''
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*''[[Mirabilis multiflora]]''
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*''[[Mirabilis nyctaginea]]''
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There are several dozen species in the genus, of herbaceous plants, mostly found in the [[Americas]].  Sometimes they have [[tuberous root]]s which enables them to perennate through dry and cool seasons.  They have small, deep-throated [[flower]]s, often fragrant.
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Although best known as [[ornamental plant]]s, at least one species, ''[[Mirabilis expansa]]'', mauka, is grown for food.  
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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== External links ==
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==References==
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=120783 Mirabilis in the ''Flora of North America'']
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* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=3537&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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[[Category:Nyctaginaceae]]
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[[Category:Underutilized crops]]