Cuphea ignea A.Dc.

Mexican cigar (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.4-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Pinus-Quercus-Liquidambar woodland; at elevations around 1,500-1,600 metres.
More
Pinus-Quercus-Liquidambar woodland; at elevations around 1,500-1,600 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 12 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cuphea ignea habit picture by claud D'Angeli (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cuphea ignea leaf picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea ignea leaf picture by Matthieu Libeer (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea ignea leaf picture by celine horellou (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cuphea ignea flower picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea ignea flower picture by claud D'Angeli (cc-by-sa)
Cuphea ignea flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cuphea ignea world distribution map, present in China, Cook Islands, Colombia, Fiji, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, El Salvador, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553048-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630095
COL ID 32F8Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448540
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cuphea liebmannii Cuphea tubiflora Parsonsia ignea Cuphea platycentra Parsonsia liebmannii Cuphea ignea