Cuphea cyanea
Black Eyed Cuphea, Caribbean Sunset
Other regional names: Copper Cricket
- Copper Cricket
Also known as: Cuphea cyanea f. acuta Koehne +11 more
- Cuphea cyanea f. acuta Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea f. cordata Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea f. oblonga Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea f. pubiflora (Benth.) Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea f. strigillosa (Lindl.) Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea var. hirtella Koehne
- Cuphea cyanea var. pubescens Koehne
- Cuphea galeottii Koehne
- Cuphea pubiflora Benth.
- Cuphea strigillosa Lindl.
- Cuphea strigillosa var. communis Franco
- Parsonsia cyanea (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Standl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lythraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Cuphea cyanea (commonly known as Black-Eyed Cuphea or Caribbean-sunset) is a shrub belonging to the Lythraceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Cuphea is notably large, comprising more than 250 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest