Cuphea ingrata Cham. & Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen plant.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

Scrubland, fields and cultivated places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Cuphea ingrata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553056-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630108
COL ID 6C452
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea ingrata f. parvifolia Cuphea hyssopoides Cuphea millefoliata Cuphea ingrata Cuphea obliqua Cuphea ingrata var. grandifolia Cuphea ingrata var. parvifolia Cuphea ingrata var. platensis Cuphea ingrata f. grandifolia