Cuphea hookeriana
Also known as: Cuphea cinnabarina Planch. +11 more
- Cuphea cinnabarina Planch.
- Cuphea cinnabarina var. atrosanguinea Planch.
- Cuphea fulgens Fenzl ex Koehne
- Cuphea fulgida Fenzl ex Koehne
- Cuphea hookeriana f. foliosa Koehne
- Cuphea hookeriana f. polysperma Koehne
- Cuphea hookeriana f. typica Koehne
- Cuphea ixioides Hemsl.
- Cuphea pringlei S.Watson
- Cuphea roezlii Carrière
- Parsonsia hookeriana (Walp.) Standl.
- Parsonsia ixioides (Hemsl.) Standl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lythraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Cuphea hookeriana is a shrub within the Lythraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms