Cuphea melvilla Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rainforest, scrub and savannah; at elevations up to 500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
Edible -
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 -

Images

Cuphea melvilla unspecified picture
Cuphea melvilla unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuphea melvilla world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cuphea melvilla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321256-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630202
COL ID 6C3DW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733986
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melvilla speciosa Cuphea melvilla Cuphea penicillaria Cuphea speciosa Cuphea elegans Cuphea melvillei