Cuphea leptopoda Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Disturbed ground, abandoned fields, shores; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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Disturbed ground, abandoned fields, shores; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses oil
Edible saps seeds
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cuphea leptopoda world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553075-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630141
COL ID 32F9V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea palmeri Cuphea podopetala Cuphea humayana Cuphea indocta Cuphea leptopoda