Cuphea micrantha
Tinypetal Waxweed
Also known as: Cuphea euphorbioides A.St.-Hil. +9 more
- Cuphea euphorbioides A.St.-Hil.
- Cuphea hirta (Spreng.) DC.
- Cuphea micrantha var. longeciliata Lourteig
- Cuphea micrantha var. longiciliata Lourteig
- Cuphea ranunculoides Griseb.
- Cuphea rapunculoides Griseb.
- Cuphea valerii Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Lythrum domingense Spreng. ex DC.
- Melanium hirtum Spreng.
- Parsonsia micrantha (Kunth) Jenn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lythraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Originating in North America and South America, Cuphea micrantha (commonly known as Tinypetal Waxweed) is a shrub belonging to the Lythraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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)
Trinidad-Tobago