Cuphea glutinosa Cham. & Schltdl.

Sticky waxweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet meadows, at elevations usually above 1,200 metres
More
Wet meadows, at elevations usually above 1,200 metres
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal oil
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cuphea glutinosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea glutinosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea glutinosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cuphea glutinosa leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cuphea glutinosa flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea glutinosa flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea glutinosa flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cuphea glutinosa fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cuphea glutinosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Mauritius, Paraguay, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553014-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630039
COL ID 32F7V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cuphea thymoides Parsonsia glutinosa Cuphea hirsuta Cuphea glutinosa