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Taxon:  Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.



Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
12631
Place of publication:
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8:124. 1930
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
Basionym
Lythrum carthagenense Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl.
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Reference(s)
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  2. American Herbal Products Association. Herbs of commerce. 1992
  3. Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas. 1992
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  5. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  6. Duré, R. & J. Molero. 2000. Notas nomenclaturales, taxonómicas y corológicas sobre el género Cuphea (Lythraceae) en el Paraguay. Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 25:228.
  7. El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species. 138-139.
  8. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  9. Funk, V. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
  10. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
  11. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  12. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol. 1979-1981
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  18. Jorgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
  19. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  20. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  21. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  22. Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
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Common names
English
Colombian waxweed –
Columbian cuphea –
tarweed –
Portuguese
sete-sangrias –
Spanish
escobilla –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMerida 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaBeni 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaSociety Islands 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolivar, Merida]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Beni], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Society Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcohol El Bassam, N. 1998. Energy plant species. 138-139.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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=12631. Accessed 9 January 2025.

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