Cuphea strigulosa Kunth

Stiffhair waxweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A roadside weed, growing in drier areas; at elevations up to 500 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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 -

Distribution

Cuphea strigulosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553263-1
WFO ID wfo-0000630467
COL ID 32FG7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 853528
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Synonyms

Cuphea fiebrigii Cuphea strigulosa Cuphea strigulosa subsp. nitens Cuphea strigulosa subsp. opaca Cuphea strigulosa var. sinclairii