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Cuphea subuligera

Koehne (1877)

This name is accepted

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

lavender cuphea, mauve cuphea

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


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Bibliography

Name Published In: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 231 (1877)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:373 (KEY), 375 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012a:60 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuphea subuligera Honolulu, 3115 Kaloaluiki Place garden Preserved_Specimen Spreading shrub to ~1.5-2'; flowers pink; calyx glandular on lower half Kadowaki, A. Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
2 Cuphea subuligera Puna, Fern Forest, Jungle King Road Tibouchina urvilleana, Psidium cattleianum, Uluhe Preserved_Specimen flower tubular, pale purple on terminal racemses; purple midvein most of the way through leaf; juvenile leaves hairs on margins Parker, J. 59 Hawaii BISH 2008-12-10
3 Cuphea subuligera Honolulu, 3115 Kaloaluiki Place garden Preserved_Specimen Shrub ~3-6', with a 6' spread; flowers dark pink to magenta Staples, G.W. 589 Oahu BISH 1990-04-14
4 Cuphea subuligera Honolulu, Halawa Xeriscape Garden Preserved_Specimen Spreading subshrub to 3'; flowers pink; calyx glandular on lower half only. Herbst, D.R. 9246 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
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