Cuphea melanium R.Br. ex Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb.
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Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 8 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Cuphea melanium world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553102-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630201
COL ID 6BRDW
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Synonyms

Melanium alliaceum Cuphea ekmanii Cuphea rotundifolia Cuphea swartziana Cuphea melanium Cuphea pseudomelanium Lythrum cordifolium Lythrum melanium Parsonsia swartziana Cuphea cordifolia