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Cuphea salvadorensis

(Standl.) Standl. (1929)

This name is accepted

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

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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
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 4: 238 (1929)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuphea salvadorensis Lihue; Puhi, purchased from Kauai Nursery and Landscaping 1 gal. pot Preserved_Specimen 3.5' shrub, straggly; leaves dark matte green, faintly pinkish midvein, below pale green, raised whitish veins; calyx scarlet; appendages pale brownish green; petals 2, dull scarlet Flynn, T.W. 6915 Kauai BISH 2001-12-21
2 Cuphea salvadorensis Honolulu, Kilgo, Sand Island Access Road Preserved_Specimen Bushy ~18, ?woody at base. Stems and leaves sticky hairy. Staples, G.W. 470 Oahu BISH 1989-07-24
3 Cuphea salvadorensis Halawa Xeriscape Garden Preserved_Specimen Low rounded shrub ~2.5' ; entire plant densely glandular viscid; calyx glandular all over; flowers vivid orange-red Herbst, D.R. 9239 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
4 Cuphea salvadorensis East Maui, Kula Enchanting Floral Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb, lvs course, rough, hairy, pale beneath, pale veins, dark green above; margins prickly, crenulate; flowers sticky, red, tubular. Starr, F. 404051 Maui BISH 2004-04-05
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