Cuphea lutea Rose In Koehne

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.25m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mixed Quercus-Pinus forest and in secodary vegetation; at elevations from 1,700-1,900 metres.
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Mixed Quercus-Pinus forest and in secodary vegetation; at elevations from 1,700-1,900 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses gene source oil
Edible 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 lutea world distribution map, present in Guatemala and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72465-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630183
COL ID 6BRT5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea lutea