Cuphea aperta Koehne

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite plant. It grows 0.35m high.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cuphea aperta world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552883-1
WFO ID wfo-0000629813
COL ID 32F37
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea expansa Cuphea lucida Cuphea aperta Cuphea bilateralis Cuphea ramosa Cuphea scabra Cuphea carthagenensis var. aperta