Lythraceae |
Cuphea ignea A. DC.
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- Common Name: Cigar Flower, Cigarette Plant
- Family: Lythraceae J. St-Hil.
- Country of Origin: Mexico & West Indies
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- Description: [syn. Cuphea platycentra]
This species from Mexico and the West Indies gets its common names from the flowers, which are small, orange and tubular. Each has a white tip with a touch of black, suggesting the ash at the tip of a cigar or cigarette. The leaves are small, elliptical and bright green. A bushy subshrub, it grows up to about 24 in (60 cm) high and benefits from occasional trimming to keep it compact.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198500176
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2110 - BG Bench - Malpighiaceae
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: rosids
- Order: Myrtales
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- Family: Lythraceae
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References:Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997 CD-ROM Version
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