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Cuphea llavea

Lex. (1824)

This name is accepted

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

bat faced cuphea

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 1: 20 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuphea llavea Kailua; Purchased from Koolau Farmers for $1.59 Preserved_Specimen Plant sprawling, base woody, stem tips upturned. Flowers odorless; tube red-purplish & hairy outside, deep violet in throat; 2 patals broadly elliptic, vermillion; anth & stigma white. Staples, G.W. 1044 Oahu BISH 1996-04-15
2 Cuphea llavea Honolulu; University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus. Botany Dept. courtyard beside St. John Hall Preserved_Specimen Flw petals vivid orange-red, hypanthial tube dark purple, hairy. Whistler, W.A. Oahu BISH 1996-04-10
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