Cuphea llavea Lex.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.3-0.45m high.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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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) 10 - 13
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cuphea llavea unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuphea llavea world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275433-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630163
COL ID 6BS53
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 770946
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Synonyms

Cuphea llavea Cuphea miniata Parsonsia purpureocalycis Cuphea barbigera Cuphea blepharophylla Cuphea speciosa Parsonsia blepharophylla Parsonsia llavea Cuphea llaveana Cuphea neubertii Cuphea llavea var. barbigera Cuphea llavea var. miniata Cuphea llavea f. barbigera Cuphea micropetala Cuphea llavea var. llavea Endecaria coccinea