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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

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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 Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuphea micropetala Kunth 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 10/11/2007
2 Cuphea micropetala Kunth waimea arboretum full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2350 Oahu BISH 5/5/1986
3 Cuphea micropetala Kunth Waimea Arboretum full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2350 Oahu BISH 5/5/1986
4 Cuphea micropetala Kunth kilgo's, honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. collector number: 472 Oahu BISH 7/24/1989
5 Cuphea micropetala Kunth Kilgo's, Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 472 Oahu BISH 7/24/1989
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