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Cuphea micropetala

Kunth (1824)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Lythraceae Genus: Cuphea

Mexican cigar plant

Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 209 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuphea micropetala Kilgo's, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 472 Oahu BISH 1989-07-24
2 Cuphea micropetala Waimea Arboretum full sun Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 2350 Oahu BISH 1986-05-05
3 Cuphea micropetala Wailua, Wailua Homesteads, on Olohena Road, on North Side of road between bridges after Kamalu and Hauiki. KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 1619 Kauai BISH 2007-10-11
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