Cuphea bustamanta Lex.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 13
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cuphea bustamanta world distribution map, present in Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552917-1
WFO ID wfo-0000629864
COL ID 32F4G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea bustamanta Cuphea platycentra Cuphea reipublicae Parsonsia platycentra Parsonsia bustamanta Cuphea bustamanta var. reipublicae Cuphea bustamanta f. reipublicae