Cuphea lutescens Pohl ex Koehne

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

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

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
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 lutescens world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553095-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630186
COL ID 6BS4T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cuphea lanceolato-ovata Cuphea lutescens Cuphea villosa Cuphea viscosissima Cuphea lutescens var. macrocalyx Cuphea lutescens var. microcalyx