Cuphea

Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Cuphea P.Browne
LYTHRACEAE
WAXWEED
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Classification
MYRTALES
Cuphea
Citation
CUPHEA P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 216. 1756.
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TYPE: Cuphea decandra Aiton
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cuphea aspera TROPICAL WAXWEED Native Rare-State FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Cuphea carthagenensis COLOMBIAN WAXWEED Not Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
Cuphea hyssopifolia MEXICAN HEATHER; FALSE HEATHER Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Cuphea strigulosa STIFFHAIR WAXWEED Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Nodes with usually at least some whorled leaves; pedicel 8-30 mm long
C. aspera
1.  Nodes with opposite leaves only; pedicel 0-3 mm long
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2.  Stems, leaf margins, and/or hypanthium usually conspicuously glandular-hirtellous
C. carthagenensis
2.  Stems, leaf margins, and hypanthium glabrous or only sparsely glandular-hirtellous
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3.  Internodes <0.5 times as long as the subtending leaves; leaf blades mostly linear-lanceolate, with 4-9 major lateral veins on each side of the midrib
C. hyssopifolia
3.  Internodes ca. 0.5-1.5 times as long as the subtending leaves; leaf blades mostly ovate to elliptic, with 2-4 major lateral veins on each side of the midrib
C. strigulosa
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Balsamona Balsamona Vandelli, Fasc. Pl. 15, t. 3. 1771. TYPE: Balsamona pinto Vandelli
Bergenia Bergenia Necker ex Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 102. 1838, non Bergena Adanson 1763 (nom. rej.), nec Bergenia Moench 1794 (nom. cons.). TYPE: Cuphea serpyllifolia Kunth
Dipetalon Dipetalon Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 103. 1838. TYPE: Dipetalon speciosum Rafinesque (Lythrum dipetalum Linnaeus)
Endecaria Endecaria Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 102. 1838. TYPE: Endecaria coccinea Rafinesque
Melanium Melanium P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 215. 1756. TYPE: Non designatus.
Melfona Melfona Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 103. 1838. TYPE: Melfona purpurea Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Lythrum melanium Linnaeus)
Melvilla Melvilla A. Anderson ex Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 102. 1838. TYPE: Melvilla speciosa A. Anderson
Parsonsia Parsonsia P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 199. 1756, nom. rej. vs. Parsonsia R. Brown 1810. TYPE: Parsonsia herbacea J. Saint-Hilaire (Lythrum parsonsia Linnaeus)
Quirina Quirina Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 102. 1838. TYPE: Quirina microphylla (Kunth) Rafinesque (Cuphea microphylla Kunth)