Cuphea cyanea Moc. & Sessé ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.8-1m high.
Life form -
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cuphea cyanea unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuphea cyanea world distribution map, present in Guatemala and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72340-2
WFO ID wfo-0000629930
COL ID 32F5X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea cyanea f. oblonga Cuphea strigillosa Cuphea strigulosa Cuphea pubiflora Cuphea pubiflora Cuphea coccinea Parsonsia cyanea Cuphea cyanea f. cordata Cuphea galeottii Cuphea cyanea var. hirtella Cuphea cyanea var. pubescens Cuphea strigillosa var. communis Cuphea cyanea f. acuta Cuphea cyanea f. pubiflora Cuphea cyanea f. strigillosa Cuphea cyanea