Cuphea llavea Lex. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Cuphea llavea Lex.

Summary

Genus:

Cuphea

Family:

Lythraceae

Nomen number:

311207

Place of publication:

P. de La Llave & J. M. de Lexarza, Nov. veg. descr. 1:20. 1824

Verified:

05/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Cuphea blepharophylla (S. F. Blake) L. Riley
Cuphea llavea Lex. var. miniata (Brongn.) Koehne
Cuphea miniata Brongn.
Parsonsia blepharophylla S. F. Blake

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:94-99.
Graham, S. A. 2011. Review of Lythraceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 26 Mar.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Llamas, K. A. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation. 2003
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. 1991-
Standley, P. C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. 1920

Common names

English
bat-faced cuphea –
tiny-mice –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cúfea –
Spanish
flamenco –
Swedish
kolibriblomster –
litet kolibriblomster –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
2	Cultivated

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311207. Accessed 9 January 2025.